IMO, FEBRUARY 20, 2018(CISA)-Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Peter Okapaleke who had been rejected for years by the priests of his diocese. The announcement came after Francis in June 2017 issued a harsh ultimatum to the priests of Nigeria’s southern Ahiara diocese, warning they would lose their jobs if they didn’t obey […]

JUBA FEBRUARY 20, 2018 (CISA) – Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, President of Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) has called on the faithful to pray during Lent for peace in the conflict-stricken nations of South Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “Our Easter must be true peace in our hearts, with our […]

NGONG, FEBRUARY 16, 2018(CISA) – Bishop John Oballa Owaa of the Catholic Diocese of Ngong has launched the year of the youth in the diocese. “The ideal of the young is to witness the Gospel in a more just and free society and the Holy Father wonders how they can announce to the world the good […]

CAPE TOWN, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 (CISA)- The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has lauded Jacob Zuma”s resignation as president of South Africa stating that it is a process towards fighting corruption and restoring sanity in the country. “The fact that President Zuma has been allowed to hold on to the highest position in the land despite […]