NIGERIA: End Recurrent Conflicts in the country, Archbishop Kaigama tells Government

LAGOS JANUARY 19, 2018 (CISA) –Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, President Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the Nigerian government to act decisively to end conflicts in the county. “Since the repeated outbreaks of bloody conflicts in different communities across the nation, we observe with great sadness that thousands of innocent people have been hacked down in cold blood. Others have been exposed to situations of unspeakable suffering. […]

KENYA: Nakuru Diocese Marks Golden Jubilee

NAKURU, JANUARY 16, 2018 (CISA)-Thousands of faithful flocked ASK Nakuru National Show Grounds on January 13 to mark 50 years since the diocese was formed. The event was preceded by Holy Mass celebrated by John Cardinal Njue of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi and concelebrated by Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Nakuru Diocese. Cardinal Njue […]

TANZANIA: Consolata Missionaries urged to Change Focus of their Missionary Activities in Africa

DAR ES SALAAM JANUARY 16, 2018 (CISA) –Fr Stefano Camerlengo, the Superior General Consolata Missionaries has called on consolata missionaries working in Africa to change focus of their missionary activities in the continent. “It is the time to change the focus of our missionary activities, we must move from the mission of doing to the mission […]

ZIMBABWE: Church to Translate Constitution into Local Languages

HARARE DECEMBER 19, 2017(CISA)-Zimbabwe Catholics Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) and Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Justice have signed a deal to facilitate translation of the country’s constitution into local languages. Fr Fradereck Chiromba, ZCBC secretary General said that the Church was committed towards ensuring every citizen had a fair understanding of the Constitution together with its provisions. “Basically, […]

SOUTH SUDAN: Amnesty Appeals for Global Interventions on Human Rights Violations

JUBA DECEMBER 15, 2017(CISA)-Amnesty International, an international human rights agency has called for urgent global interventions to end the horrific human rights violations in South Sudan. “Coordinated and sustained international action is needed now more than ever to end the suffering in South Sudan, especially as the rainy season ends and the dry season begins, […]