PRETORIA JULY 10, 2015(CISA) – Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) through the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) has appealed to the government to ensure that the poor can access medicine in the country. The bishops said that some effective drugs for cancer and TB are priced beyond the reach of the government hospitals and […]
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MAURITANIA: Malian Refugees Face Starvation due to Food Aid cut
NOUAKCHOTT JULY 10, 2015 (CISA) – 50,000 Malian refugees are at risk following the suspension of food aid to their camp in south-eastern Mauritania the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. “We have literally been without rations for two months now,” Amsaleh Ould Mohamed, president of the management team at the M’Berra camp, told IRIN. WFP […]
S SUDAN: Archbishop Urges Citizens to Put Hope in God as Country Marks Independence Day
JUBA, JULY 10 2015(CISA) – Catholic Archbishop Paulino Lukudu of Juba Archdiocese has urged the people of South Sudan to put their hope for a better life in God and not in military leaders, reported Catholic Radio Network on July 10. The Archbishop was speaking during an opening prayer session for South Sudan fourth independence anniversary […]
KENYA: Be Alert to Threats facing Religious Life, Bishop tells Nuns
KAKAMEGA JULY 7, 201(CISA) – Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega has challenged consecrated women to be alert to the threats to religious and Christian life being brought about by modern means of communication and technology. The bishop, who is also the chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (KCCB) Commission […]
KENYA: Gun Attack in Mandera leaves 14 Dead
MANDERA, JULY 7, 2015(CISA) – Fourteen people were killed and 11 others injured after gunmen attacked a village near Mandera town, the Kenya Red Cross has said. According to the Kenya Red Cross, most of the victims of the attack that took place early today, soon after 2 a.m. were quarry workers and a mother. “…what […]
EGYPT: Church Helps Feed Poor Muslims during Ramadan
BENI SUEF JULY 7 2015(CISA) – The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt have launched an initiative to feed hundreds of poor Muslim families in the country’s district of Nasser in the province of Beni Suef. The Coptic Church of Saints Anthony and Paul are distributing food parcels weekly to the needy during Ramadan, the Muslim Holy month involving prayer and fasting, […]
S SUDAN: Over 150,000 South Sudanese now sheltering in UN bases
JUBA, JULY 7, 2015(CISA) – The number of South Sudanese civilians sheltering in UN bases has risen above 150,000 for the first time in 18 months of civil war, the United Nations has said. A total of 153,769 civilians are now seeking safety behind the barbed wire of six peacekeeping bases of the UN Mission in […]
NIGERIA: Tell the Truth and Suffer Consequences, Archbishop Kaigama urges Priests
JOS JULY 7, 2015(CISA) – Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos has said, “Like John the Baptist, a prophet or a man of God tells the truth and is ready to suffer the consequences.” “A priest is a reconciler, teacher and a prophet who is concerned with the truth of God. He […]
LIBERIA: Country Confirms Re-emergence of Ebola
MONROVIA JULY 03, 2015 (CISA) – Liberia confirmed a third Ebola case on July 2, nearly two months after it was declared Ebola free. The new cases were registered in the same village of Nedowein, located 40 km south from the capital Monrovia with officials saying they were investigating whether the disease had spread through animals before […]
NEW YORK: Christians continue to be Persecuted in Africa, Nuncio to Kenya and S Sudan says
ALBANY, JULY 03, 2015 (CISA) – “Recent events that have taken place in different parts of Africa show that there are still men and women who continue to bear witness to their faith in God by offering their very lives,” Archbishop Charles Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan said June 29. He was speaking […]