MOGADISHU MARCH 3, 2017 (CISA) – Newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has declared the prolonged drought in the country a national disaster. “The president has appealed to the international community to urgently respond to the calamity in order to help families and individuals to recover from the effects of the drought disaster to avoid […]

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. […]

NAIROBI FEBRUARY 28, 2017 (CISA)- Bishop Cornelius Korir has cautioned Kenyans against aligning along tribal lines ahead of the August General Elections. “Unfortunately we have this terrible habit of placing our country on dangerous paths every time we approach elections. Many lives have been lost as our people are incited to fight one another on tribal […]

VATICAN CITY FEBRUARY 28, 2017(CISA)-Pope Francis has hinted at visiting war-ravaged South Sudan this year following invites by the bishops of South Sudan’s Anglican, Presbyterian and Catholic Churches. “I’m studying, my colleagues are studying, the possibility of a trip to South Sudan in response to an invitation by bishops from the country,” he said. The […]

NAIROBI FEBRUARY 28, 2017 (CISA) – Caritas Maralal has unveiled a new strategic plan that highlights the activities and goals the diocese aims to achieve by the year 2020. Christened ‘The New Dawn’; the Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020 consists of five major pillars namely, Food and Security, Access to basic Services, Justice and Peace, Organizational […]

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. […]

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 […]

VATICAN CITY FEBRUARY 24, 2017 (CISA)-Pope Francis has appealed for humanitarian assistance to South Sudan where famine threatens lives of millions. In his weekly general audience address at the Vatican on February 22, the Pope expressed concern on the fratricidal conflict in South Sudan compounded by severe food crisis. This, he said, has condemned to death […]

NAIROBI FEBRUARY 24, 2017 (CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) will tomorrow February 25 launch the Lenten Campaign 2017 at the University of Nairobi grounds. The event themed Peaceful and Credible Elections…Leaders of Integrity will begin with two processions, one from the GPO in the city […]

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 […]