NSUKKA APRIL 4, 2017 (CISA) – The Catholic Church and the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) have called for the prosecution of masqueraders who attacked a catholic seminarian in Nsuka. A Catholic seminarian, Lawrence Ezeugwu, was attacked by masqueraders and beaten to coma. In his homily at St. Joseph Catholic Church on April 2, Bishop Godfrey Onah […]
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SOUTH SUDAN: Government Suspends $10,000 Work Permit Fee
JUBA APRIL 4, 2017 (CISA) – The government of South Sudan has suspended plans to charge foreign workers a $10,000 work permit fee after criticism that it would penalize aid agencies. “The Ministry of Finance acknowledges these significant issues … and steps are being taken to formulate the best way forward,” Finance Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau […]
DRC: Pope Calls for Peace and Tolerance Following Attacks on Church Property
KINSHASA APRIL 4, 2017 (CISA) –Pope Francis has called for peace and tolerance in DRC following recent attacks on Catholic Church buildings. “I assure that nation of my closeness and urge everyone to pray for peace, and pray that the hearts of the perpetrators of these crimes may be freed of the slavery of hatred and […]
KENYA: AJAN Launches Book on HIV/AIDS Prevention for the Youth
NAIROBI MARCH 28, 2017 (CISA) – The AJAN (African Jesuit AIDS Network) has launched a book titled AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme for the Youth (AHAPPY). According to Fr Elphege Quenum S.J, Director of AJAN, the manual, published by the Paulines Publications intends to lead young people to an AIDS free generation, empowering them to […]
MALAWI: Time has Come to Own the Church, Archbishop Msusa Tells Christians
LIMBE MARCH 28, 2017 (CISA) – Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of the Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre has called upon faithful to develop a spirit of self reliance in running Church institutions. “Time has come for the Christians to develop a spirit of ownership and be able to run the church especially the seminaries. Many think that […]
MALI: Help Secure Release of Kidnapped nun, Bishops Conference Appeals
BAMAKO MARCH 28, 2017(CISA) – The Episcopal Conference of Mali is appealing to the public to help secure the release of kidnapped Sr Cecilia Argoti Narvaez, of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate. “We are appealing to the public and the media to help us solicit the search for contacts with kidnappers for the release of […]
SOUTH SUDAN: Promote Unity in Honour of Bishop Deng, Bishop Eduardo Urges
WAU MARCH 28, 2017 (CISA)-The President of Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SCBC), Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro, has urged catholic faithful to promote unity in honour of the late Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak. “Promote unity, love and take care of one another to honour Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak. Bringing peace to Wau and the whole Greater […]
SOUTH SUDAN: Six Aid Workers Killed in an Ambush, says UN
JUBA MARCH 28, 2017 (CISA) – Six aid workers were killed in an ambush in South Sudan on March 25 while traveling from the capital Juba to the town of Pibor, the United Nations has said. “I am appalled and outraged by the heinous murder yesterday of six courageous humanitarians in South Sudan,” UN humanitarian coordinator […]
KENYA: Speed up Preparations to Avoid Chaos, Religious Leaders Urge Electoral Body
NAIROBI MARCH 24, 2017(CISA) – Religious leaders in Kenya have called on the Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to speed up preparations for the August 8 General elections. “The journey towards August 2017 elections has been challenged by hindrances arising from logistical, legal and political factors. This has called to question the readiness for the country […]
DRC: Implementing Peace Agreement is the only Solution to Crisis, Bishop tells UN
KINSHASA MARCH 24, 2016 (CISA) – Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa, President of the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo (CENCO) has said that fulfilling the terms of a peace agreement signed in December 31, 2016 is the only way out of the political crisis in the country. “The Democratic Republic of Congo is now […]