Category: ARCHIVES

MOMBASA, FEBRUARY 24, 2015 (CISA) – Hundreds of faithful from the catholic diocese of Machakos on February 20 thronged St Mary’s Catholic Church, Changamwe for the handing over ceremony of Archbishop Martin Kivuva to the archdiocese of Mombasa. “…this is the man we are giving to you as Machakos diocese. May God bless him and make […]

CAPE TOWN FEBRUARY 20, 2015(CISA)-South Africa’s Catholic bishops have decried the chaos that erupted in the nation’s parliament during President Jacob Zuma’s recent state of the union address. During President Zuma’s address, members of parliament from an opposing political party decried the president’s alleged corruption, a fight broke out and cell phone signals were jammed. […]

TRIPOLI, FEBRUARY 20, 2015(CISA)-Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of the Holy See has called for the UN intervention on the Libya crisis. Speaking during the anniversary of the Lateran Treaty, when he met with Italian president Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi February 17, Cardinal Parolin said “it is necessary to intervene […]

JUBA, FEBRUARY 20, 2015(CISA) – South Sudan Government has assured the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) that they will not shut down the operations of the UN’s Radio Miraya. In a statement made available by the UN’s communications team to Vatican Radio’s English Service for Africa, the UN has since held a press conference […]

NAIROBI FERUARY 20, 201(CISA) – Bishop David Kamau, Auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi has called for commitment in prayer during the lent season. He said that the only way to enter into the season is by following the traditional practice of the church which is: prayer, fasting and alms giving. “Lent is a […]

TRIPOLI, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 (CISA) – Bishop Giovanni Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli has vowed to stay in Libya with the few remaining Christians in Tripoli even as foreign nationals flee the war torn nation. “We are ready to bear witness to who we are and to what we do according to the words of Christ,” […]

NAIROBI, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 (CISA) – Bishop Emmanuel Okombo of the Catholic Diocese of Kericho has said priesthood is a full representation of God. “To reveal God is there to reveal God is alive, is active, is in you and is with you, look at the priests. Priests are fulltime agents of God,” said Bishop Okombo […]

VATICAN, FEBRUARY 19, 2015(CISA) – Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel of Ethiopia, Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado of Cape Verde and Bishop emeritus Julio Duarte Langa of Mozambique were among the 20 new cardinals installed on February 14. Cardinal Berhaneyesus is the current Chairman of the association of African Bishops called AMECEA. The association brings together more than […]

NAIROBI, FEBRUARY 19, 2015(CISA) – Kenya is on the right track towards achieving universal primary education senior UN official has said. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, the UN Kenya Resident Coordinator said at a media briefing in Nairobi that Kenya’s progress towards achievement of the millennium Goal number two was inspiring. “Since the introduction of the Free Primary Education […]

MACHAKOS, FEBRUARY 13, 2015(CISA) – Archbishop-elect of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa, Martin Kivuva Musonde on February 7 bid farewell to the diocese of Machakos where he has worked for the past 11 years. Speaking during the annual diocesan pilgrimage at Our Lady of Komarock Shrine, 50 kilometres east of Nairobi, the prelate lauded the priests […]