MALAWI: Catholic University Trains Lecturers on E-learning in Response to...
Luke BisaniThe Catholic University of Malawi on Wednesday this week, has trained its lecturers on platforms used to deliver learning materials online as the University plans to adopt e-learning in the...
View ArticleETHIOPIA: Inter-Religious National Prayer Month Starts with Call for...
The Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia (IRCE) has launched a month-long national prayer pregame in response to curbing COVID 19 pandemic.The Ethiopian Religious Council, which draws membership from...
View ArticleMALAWI AND ZAMBIA: Bishops of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe Express Solidarity...
The Catholic Bishops of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have expressed their solidarity and spiritual proximity to “brothers and sisters who have contracted and are suffering due to the Coronavirus...
View ArticleUGANDA: Catholics in Uganda Encouraged to Build Families Founded on Love and...
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAAs the Church continues to adhere to government directives to curb the spread of Covid-19 by observing social distance and avoiding mass gatherings among other...
View ArticleMALAWI: Clerics Encouraged to Offer Pastoral Services During Lockdown
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAAgainst the back drop of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Malawi which according to report by Thursday, April 16, had 16 confirmed cases and two deaths,...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: “thirst for peace more than ever,” Bishop says
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSABishop Barani EduardoHiiboro Kussala The need for peace in South Sudan was the fundamental highlight in the Easter message of Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala...
View ArticleZAMBIA: Bishops Set Up Covid-19 Response Fund
Mwenya MukukaIn line with the guidelines provided to us by the Holy See under the COVID-19 Task Force, Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has set up a COVID-19 Response Fund (CRF). This Fund...
View ArticleMALAWI: Karonga Braces up Against Combat Covid-19 Pandemic Hits Diocese
By Moses Kamanga, Tuntufye FMMalawi woke up to 2 confirmed cases of Covid-19 a couple of less than a month ago and the cases have already risen to nineteen, with 2 deaths reported. It is in these...
View ArticleAMECEA: A Church Not on Holiday: A Priests’ Reflections on Pastoral Care...
Fr Emmanuel Chimombo, AMECEA Pastoral CoordinatorFr Emmanuel Chimombo, AMECEA Pastoral CoordinatorWith the current situation of COVID-19, various institutions including schools, Churches and other...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: “Reconciliation The Only Remedy to This Broken Nation,”...
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAMost Rev. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla,archbishop of Juba Archdiocese The recently installed archbishop of Juba Archdiocese Most Rev. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla has...
View ArticleVATICAN: Caritas Upfront to Support Local Churches In The Fight Against COVID-19
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAAs the spread of Coronavirus continues across globally, Pope Francis has created commission for COVID-19 to show the Church’s care for people who are affected and he...
View ArticleKENYA: Caritas in Kisumu Archdiocese Aid People with Disability Amidst COVID-19
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAKisumu Archdiocese through Caritas office has reached out to assist People with Disabilities (PWDs) whom they felt had been overlooked in-terms of sensitization and...
View ArticleZAMBIA: Agro-ecology, a Solution to Broken Food System
Musamba Mubanga, Caritas-Zambia The agricultural sector is key to the growth of the Zambian economy and generates between 18 and 20% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The sector provides the main...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: High-level Taskforce Extends Lockdown Indefinitely
Catholic Radio NetworkHE Salva Kiir, President of South SudanSouth Sudan government’s high-level taskforce on COVID-19 pandemic has extended the Coronavirus restrictions until further notice.On March...
View ArticleKENYA: On 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, JPICFA Encourages Solidarity in...
Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAJustice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Franciscan Africa (JPICFA) based in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, has called for team spirit in the fight of COVID-19 as the world...
View ArticleZAMBIA: Bishops Predicts Enormous Pressures On National Health Facilities Due...
Mwenya Mukuka Rt. Rev. Evans Chinyemba OMI,bishop of Mongu DioceseThe Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has observed that Covid-19 is likely to put enormous pressure on the national’s health...
View ArticleSUDAN: Voice of Peace Radio celebrates 11th Anniversary On Air
Catholic Radio Network Catholic Radio Network’s station Voice of Peace Radio in Gidel Nuba Mountains under the Diocese of El Obeid is celebrating its eleventh anniversary of broadcasting.The radio’s...
View ArticleKENYA: Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, Preparations for Laudato Si’ Week Underway
.Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSAFollowing Pope Francis’ invitation early last month for a Laudato Si’ Week (LSW) to take place from May 16 to 24, preparations for the planned event is ongoing...
View ArticleTANZANIA: Religious Leaders Conduct National Prayer Against Covid 19
Sarah Pelaji, Tanzania Episcopal ConferenceReligious leaders in the country have conducted a national prayer for the nation on the spread of Coronavirus.The prayer was held at Karimjee Hall in Dar es...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: Coronavirus Increasing Risk of Severe Food Crisis, CRS Warns
Catholic Radio NetworkThe COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of a severe food crisis in desert locust, flooding, drought and conflict affected places around the world, Catholic Relief Services...
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