DAR ES SALAAM AUGUST 25, 2017 (CISA) – Tanzania has said it will offer citizenship to more Burundi refugees who have been in the country for more than 45 years. “The government of Tanzania in collaboration with UNHCR is in the final stages of the naturalization process for the 1972 Burundi refugees,” said UN High […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 8, 2017 (CISA) – Kenyans have today gone to the polls to elect new leaders in national and county governments. The national-level elections include races for president, members of the National Assembly, and the Senate. County-level races include those for governor (47) and members of County Assemblies (in 1450 wards). Polling in majority […]
KARONGA AUGUST 4, 2017 (CISA) – of Karonga Diocese has urged Catholic media houses to be a source of hope by highlighting the country’s development agenda and promote programmes on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “Let us offer the message of faith for the glory of God and the development of this nation. We are the ones […]
KIGALI AUGUST 4, 2017 (CISA) – Rwandan voters are today casting their ballots in a presidential election that incumbent President Paul Kagame is widely expected to win. The incumbent Paul Kagame leading the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) will be facing two other contenders, Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party and Philippe Mpanyimana, an independent candidate. At least […]
KAMPALA AUGUST 4, 2017 (CISA) – Anglican Archbishop Stanley Ntagali of Kampala, has said that he will not attend the next meeting of Anglican leaders citing the gradual acceptance of same-sex marriage by the church. In an interview with the BBC Archbishop Ntagali, said he was not prepared to engage with people who took “an unbiblical view of marriage.” He […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 4, 2017 (CISA) – Religious leaders, under the Multi-Sectoral Forum have urged politicians to respect the decision of voters and not resort to protests in next week’s general elections. The religious leaders were speaking August 3, following a meeting at ACK Guest House in Nairobi, where they delivered what they termed “a final message to Kenyans before […]
OGOJA AUGUST 1, 2017 (CISA) – John Cardinal Onaiyekan of the Catholic Archdiocese of has called on the nation’s Catholics to win their country for Christ by proactively practicing the Faith. The Cardinal was speaking last week in Oguja, where he urged the faithful to redouble evangelization efforts through peaceful persuasion and win souls through the example […]
IMO JULY 25, 2017(CISA) – Pope Francis has begun replying to letters from priests of Ahiara Catholic diocese, Mbaise in Nigeria’s Imo state who have refused to accept Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke as their bishop for the past five years. On June 8, Pope Francis gave the priests of Ahiara diocese a 30-day deadline to either […]
KINSHASHA JULY 25, 2017(CISA)-United Nation Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’ Brien has urged the international community to scale up relief funding in the country. This, he said would help save millions of people suffering from violence, diseases and malnutrition. “I urge and encourage the international community not to let down the millions of people in […]
LUSAKA JULY 21, 2017(CISA)-Archbishop Telesphore-George Mpundu, Archbishop of Lusaka and President of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has thanked women for their active role in the church. “Women are the heartbeat of our parishes and the church in general, without them, the Church would be dead,” said Archbishop Mpundu. He called on the […]