Category: Pope Visit to Africa 2015

CAPE TOWN APRIL 7, 2017 (CISA) – The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has said that all the country’s problems such as corruption will not be solved by the resignation of President Jacob Zuma. “While we note and respect the calls for the resignation of the president, such a step would not in itself be […]

JUBA, APRIL 29, 2016 (CISA) – South Sudan’s rebel leader Dr Riek Machar was sworn in as First Vice-President on April 26 in the Juba in a peace deal aimed at ending more than two years of conflict in the world’s youngest nation. He took the post in a new unity government led by President […]

The Third Sunday of Advent -C- 13th December 2015

KANGEMI NOVEMBER 27, 2015 (CISA) – “I am here because I want you to know that your joys and hopes, your troubles and your sorrows, are not indifferent to me. I realize the difficulties which you experience daily! How can I not denounce the injustices which you suffer?” Pope Francis was speaking at St Joseph the […]

KANGEMI NOVEMBER 27, 2015 (CISA) – Sister Mary Klleen, a nun who works in Mukuru slums, Nairobi, today thanked Pope Francis for visiting slum dwellers and urged the Church to increase her presence in the informal settlements. “Sometimes the challenges in the slums almost cause us to despair and some people working in slums.   Your visit […]

NAIROBI NOVEMBER 27, 2015(CISA) – Pope Francis has challenged Kenyans to shun corruption. “Each time when we accept a bribe and we put it in our pockets, we destroy our hearts. We destroy our personalities, and we destroy our country. Please, don’t develop that taste for that sugar which is called corruption,” said Pope Francis. The […]

Pope Francis has warned of a “catastrophic” outcome if vested interests blocked an agreement to tackle climate change at the UN talks opening in Paris next week. “In a few days, an important meeting on climate change will be held in Paris… It would be sad, and I dare say even catastrophic, were particular interests […]

Pope Francis has called upon interreligious leaders to work together for peace. Speaking today during a meeting with interreligious and ecumenical leaders at the apostolic nunciature in Nairobi on his second day of Apostolic and state visit to the country, Pope Francis said while ecumenical relationships can be demanding, they are not optional. “…ecumenical and […]

Pope Francis celebrated a historic Mass in Kenya on November 26, a day declared a national public holiday on his first visit as a pontiff to Africa. The Mass was held at the University of Nairobi grounds and brought together faithful from all the dioceses in Kenya, archbishops and bishops from AMECEA region and Congo, […]