BANJUL DECEMBER 13, 2016 – West African heads of state began arriving in Gambia today to ask President Yahya Jammeh to accept defeat in this month’s Presidential Election. The delegation is led by Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace laureate and the current chairwoman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It […]

NAIROBI DECEMBER 13, 2016 – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has expressed, “Deepest sympathy and join bereaved families in mourning, following the sudden death of their loved ones,” in the December 10 Naivasha highway tragedy. “We condole with the families and pray that God gives them courage during these difficult times. We pray for […]

KAKAMEGA NOVEMBER 11, 2016 (CISA)  Resurgence of violence and confrontational languages can plunge us again, as a country, into the situation we were in, in the year 2007-2008 that almost deteriorated into a civil conflict, Catholic Bishops have cautioned . Speaking today during a press briefing at Bishop Stam Pastoral and Animation Centre, in Kakamega the Kenya Conference […]

KUMASI NOVEMBER 11 2016(CISA) – Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong, Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi has appealed to stakeholders to ensure the forthcoming General Elections are credible and peaceful. “Although it is the responsibility of the electoral commission to organize and supervise the election, lack of support and collaboration from all the stakeholders and the […]

KAKAMEGA NOVEMBER 11, 2016 (CISA) – Catholic Bishops in Kenya have today condemned the growing cases of corruption allegations in the country. In a press statement sent to CISA titled, “For Love of our country, work for peace and unity” the bishops said the resurgent graft cases are puzzling and they want the cases investigated […]

ALEXANDRIA, NOVEMBER 11, 2016 (CISA) – The Christian Coptic Orthodox Church has launched Coptic Book Fair at the exhibition hall in St Mark’s Cathedral in Alexandria. The inauguration ceremony which took place in November 8 was attended by three Bishops of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, including Bishop Anba Moussa who is in charge of the […]

NAIROBI NOVEMBER 1, 2016(CISA) – Over 900,000 Candidates  on Monday November 1 begun their Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations. The three-day national examinations will be undertaken amid tight security measures introduced to curb cheating. The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has  assured Kenyans that there are no leakages for this year’s national  examinations. KNEC chairman […]

JOHANNESBURG OCTOBER 28, 2016(CISA) – The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference(SACBC) has warned South Africa against withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. “We appeal to the government to reconsider its decision and remain within ICC until such a time that Africa has developed an effective regional court with the capacity and will to demand accountability […]

JUBA, OCTOBER 28, 2016 (CISA) – Pope Francis has revealed interest to visit South Sudan in the hope of tackling the critical situation marked by civil war, Archbishop Paolino Lukudu Loro of Juba has said.   The pope met with the delegation of Christian religious leaders from South Sudan October 27, to discuss the crises […]

KINSHASA OCTOBER 28, 2016 (CISA) – The United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called on the Security Council to help resolve a stalemate between the Democratic Republic of Congo and UN peacekeepers over what to do with hundreds of South Sudanese rebel fighters. In a letter to the 15-member council on October 27, Ban said […]