ETHIOPIA: Head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church Denied Entry into Eritrea
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAHis Eminence BerhaneyesusCardinal SouraphelOver a year since Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a peace deal which ended decades of unresolved conflicts and saw the two...
View ArticleVATICAN: Prayer and Conversion among Highlights in Pope Francis Lenten Message
By Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSADuring the 40-day religious observation of Lenten period for the Catholic faithful, Pope Francis in his Lenten message has highlighted prayer and conversion as key...
View ArticleUGANDA: Government Responds to WHO Alert by Putting in Prevention Measures...
By Isaac Ojok, St Mary's National Major Seminary Ggaba.The Government of Uganda has asked all Ugandans to avoid the practice of hand shaking and hugging in public places and the centres of worship as a...
View ArticleMALAWI: Religious Women and Pastoral Workers Trusted Mediators of...
Group Photo for some of the participantsReligious women and lay collaborators in the Catholic Diocese of Zomba have been equipped withreconciliation and restorative justice skills, thanks to United...
View ArticleZAMBIA: ZCCB Launches 2020 Lenten Campaign with Concern for Justice Genuine...
By Mwenya MukukaAs they launch the 2020 Lenten campaign, the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) say that in the light of recent happenings in the country, they cannot ignore the fact that...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: UN Commends Kiir and Machar For Putting Country First To Make...
Catholic Radio Network Morning News ServiceSouth Sudan President Salvar Kiir (Left) with Dr Riek Machar (right)Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to...
View ArticleETHIOPIA: Different Activities Mark Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Friary of...
By Habtamu Abrdew BetureThe Friary of St. Francis organized a one-day workshop on Saturday Feb. 29, 2020 at the multipurpose hall of the Capuchin Franciscan Institute of Philosophy and Theology as part...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: Taking Proactive Measures In Response to Coronavirus
Catholic News NetworkAs Covid-19 continues to spread worldwide including the African region, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is ramping up its global public health programming to prevent and...
View ArticleAMECEA: Taking Stock of AMECEA’s Child Safeguarding Role in Conferences
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAGroup Photo Child Safeguarding OfficersAlmost one year after the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) launched child safeguarding...
View ArticleERITREA: Church Regrets Government’s Entry Denial of Head of Ethiopian...
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAA week following after the head of Ethiopian Catholic Church and other delegates who were invited by the President of Eritrea Catholic Bishops Conference (ECBC)...
View ArticleKENYA: SECAM President Calls for Ownership of the Symposium
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAIn a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) held in Kenya’s capital Nairobi at Donum Dei Roussel...
View ArticleKENYA: “You have not arrived yet, but on the move,” Kenya’s Cardinal to...
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAHis Eminence John Cardinal Njue during installation Sunday, March 1, BakanjaWhile giving some 28 seminarians the ministries of acolyte and lectors at Blessed Bakanja...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: Pope Francis Reconfirms Appointment of South Sudan’s Juba...
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAMsgr. Visvaldas Kulbokas (left) Following the earlier appointment of Bishop Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla of South Sudan’s Torit Diocese as the new Archbishop of South...
View ArticleAMECEA: Conference for Child Safeguarding Officers Opens with Calls for...
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAAMECEA secretary General Fr. Anthony Makundegiving opening address- NakuruThe Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) regional workshop...
View ArticleVATICAN: Pope Francis Calls for Laudato Si’ Week to be Conducted in May
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAAgainst the background of climate crisis which is comprehensively elaborated by Pope Francis in his 2015 Encyclical letter On Care for Our Common Home Laudato Si, the...
View ArticleMALAWI: President’s Acting on The Electoral Bills Is Paramount, Says CCJP,...
Andrew Kaufa, smmThe Episcopal Conference of Malawi’s Catholic Commission of Justice and Peace (CCJP) has urged President Mutharika and Malawi Police Service (MPS) to safeguard the civic space and...
View ArticleKENYA: Ministry of Education Offers Job Positions to Religious Leaders:...
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSADr. Richard Belio Kipsang, Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Basic Education in the Ministry of EducationThe Ministry of Education in Kenya has promised that religious...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: Catholic Leader Calls for Tranquility Amidst Protests and Violence
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAArchbishop Emeritus Paulino Lukudu LoroArchbishop Emeritus Paulino Lukudu Loro has called for peace and calm to reign in the Archdiocese of Juba.“Dear People of God...
View ArticleKENYA: Develop Online Teaching Modules, Says Vice Chancellor As CUEA Gets...
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAVery Rev. Prof. Stephen Mbugua Ngari, Vice-Chancellor of CUEAAs the world faces the rapid spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the management of Nairobi-based...
View ArticleUGANDA: Embrace Servant Leadership Style, Rector of St. Mary’s Seminary...
By Isaac Ojok, St Mary's National Major Seminary Ggaba.St Mary's National Major Seminary Ggaba "You should know that leadership in the Church is a service rendered to the People of God". This was a...
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