SOUTH AFRICA: Churches Condemn Xenophobic Violence

LODWAR FEBRRUARY 28, 2017(CISA) – “Peacemaking is the mandate given to the Church, therefore, we should not give up working for peace until we have lasting peace in the region,” Bishop Dominic Kimengich of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar urged church leaders. The bishop was speaking during the 5th Annual cross-border peace conference held at St. […]

KENYA: Fr Benjamin Maswili Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Military Ordinariate

NAIROBI FEBRUARY 24, 2017(CISA)-Pope Francis has appointed Fr Benjamin Kituto Maswili the Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate in Kenya. In a statement sent to CISA today signed by Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops General Secretary, Fr Daniel Rono, Fr Maswili was appointed on December 30, 2016 to oversee the military service. The position fell […]

CONGO: Cardinal Raises Alarm on Religious Violence, Urges Restraint among Politicians

KINSHASHA FEBRUARY 24, 2017 (CISA)-Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya has expressed concern over frequent attacks on Catholic Church premises in the country. According to Vatican Radio, the Cardinal believes the attacks are deliberate and links them to the Church’s role as a mediator between government and opposition parties. “I believe the Church is being targeted deliberately in […]

SOUTH AFRICA: Justice and Peace Commission Calls for Improved Regulation of Banks

JOHANNESBURG FEBRUARY 21, 2017(CISA)- Bishop Abel Gabuza, chairman of the Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC), Justice and Peace Commission has called on Parliament to consider further regulations of banks if found guilty of collusion by the competition tribunal. “If the tribunal confirms commission’s findings, we urge the treasury and the standing committee on finance […]