MOMBASA JUNE 27, 2017(CISA) – Sr Anastacia Amollo, Principal of St. Mary’s Lwak Girls High School has won the 2017 Principal of the Year Award (POYA). “I thank God. I am humbled. I can say I have won this because of my commitment and, more so, my dedication, love and passion in what I am doing,” […]

LUSAKA JUNE 27, 2017(CISA)-Fr Paul Samasumo has been elected as one of the two World Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS) Vice Presidents for the period 2017-2021. Commenting on his election Fr Samasumo thanked the assembly for giving him the new task. “I am humbled and grateful to the assembly for their confidence in me and […]

MASERU JUNE 13, 2017(CISA) – The Lesotho Catholic Bishop’s Conference (LCBC) together with the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) have commended the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) for overseeing peaceful snap elections held on June 3. In their report released June 12, titled, “2017 Kingdom of Lesotho National Assembly Elections Preliminary Report,” the bishops said […]

VATICAN CITY JUNE 13, 2017(CISA) – Pope Francis has called on the clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara in Nigeria to write a letter asking for forgiveness within by July 9 for disobeying the Church. The Bishop of Rome charged that “the Church is a mother and whoever offends her commits a mortal sin, it’s […]

NAIVASHA JUNE 9, 2017 (CISA) – Bishop Maurice Muhatia of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru has called on drivers to be cautious while using roads in order to avoid recurrent accidents especially along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru highway. Bishop Muhatia was speaking June 8, when he led faithful in a special Mass at the scene of […]

JUBA JUNE 9, 2017(CISA)-The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio and President of Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC), Barani Eduardo has called on the citizens of South Sudan to work towards peace in the country. “We, as the SCBC urge all our faithful and the entire people within the country to strive and promote […]

KAMPALA JUNE 9, 2017(CISA) – The Franciscan Choir of Christ the King Church in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala has won three awards at the Harmonie Music Festival held in Limburg, Germany. The Franciscan choristers, who were the sole participants from Africa, were declared by the judges as the best in singing, dancing and playing […]

MOMBASA JUNE 6, 2017(CISA) – Hundreds of women faithful from the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa held a peaceful procession on June 3 to campaign for peaceful General Elections. The procession that was themed, “Peaceful and Credible Elections: Leaders of Integrity,” that was organized by the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK) was flagged off by Archbishop […]

NAMUGONGO JUNE 6, 2017(CISA)-Thousands pilgrims from Uganda and beyond flocked the two Uganda Marty’s Shrines in Namugongo on June 3 to mark the annual Martyrs day. The celebrations attracted pilgrims from all over the world with most of them walking some distance to Namugongo Shrine. The pilgrims came from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, United States of America, […]

YAOUNDE JUNE 6, 2017(CISA)-The body of Bishop Jean-Maries Balla of the Catholic Diocese of Bafia has been found in a river 78 kilometres from the country’s capital Yaoundé. His car was found on May 31 on a bridge over the Sanaga River with a note, “Do not look for me, I am in the water,” […]