NAIROBI AUGUST 12, 2016(CISA) – The African Regional Conference on Families will take place in Nairobi between September 22 and 24, President for African Organization for Families, Anne Kioko has said. “The congress will be a platform to celebrate the African family, deliberate on what is currently ailing the African families and look for a […]

KHARTOUM AUGUST 12, 2016(CISA) – Sudanese authorities have warned people living near the banks of river Nile to be wary of flooding, after two weeks of heavy rainfall killed dozens across the country. “The Blue Nile is rising because of continuous heavy rainfall in Ethiopia,” Mohameddin Abu al-Qasim of the interior ministry told AFP August […]

JUBA AUGUST 12, 2016 (CISA) – South Sudan government has opposed a proposal to station extra foreign troops in the country under UN command. “We do not want the protection force to be under the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS),” Information Minister Michael Makuei said in a statement August 10, […]

SAGANA, AUGUST 9, 2016(CISA) – Fr Alex Mati the Director, Caritas in the Catholic Diocese of Embu has urged young priests to perform their priestly duties with integrity. “Integrity gives power to our words, strength to your plans and force to your actions” he reiterated. Integrity, said Fr Mati is the single most important characteristic […]

N’DJAMENA, AUGUST 9, 2016 (CISA) – President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad, has been sworn in for a fifth consecutive five-year term, following his April 10 electoral victory that was contested by the opposition. During the swearing in ceremony that was held on August 8 in the capital N’Djamena, and attended by 14 other African […]

TORORO AUGUST 9, 2016(CISA) – Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo has warned against the teaching of wealth creation in the Church noting that it derails Christians from understanding God’s gospel. Archbishop Obbo said although the church is interested in having a congregation that is wealthier, the teaching on wealth creation should […]

YEI AUGUST 9, 2016(CISA)-Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe of the Catholic diocese of Yei has called on the South Sudanese government to reach out to the bodies representing the international community in order to end violence. Addressing the faithful during holy mass at Christ the King Cathedral in Yei on August 7, Bishop Tombe encouraged South […]

KISUMU, JULY 29, 2016 (CISA) – The Catholic Church, through Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) in collaboration with Mennonite Church, has given material support to victims of ethnic clashes along the Kisumu-Nandi border. “The support we are offering you today is to help you find a place to begin from. We cannot give you […]

LUANDA JULY 22, 2016(CISA)-The government of Angola has called for closer collaboration and cooperation between the Church and state to realize, “a more just and morally upright society.” Addressing the opening ceremony of the 17th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) July 20, Vice-President of Angola, Manuel Vicente […]

CAPE TOWN JULY 15, 2016 (CISA) – The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has called on the parliament to intervene and bring to an end to media censorship by the national broadcaster ahead of next month’s local government elections. “Through its editorial policy and the subsequent crisis, an impression has been created that the […]