ETHIOPIA: Statement from the Ethiopian Catholic Bishops' Conference on ISIS...
On our 36th ordinary assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia, held between 18-23 April 2015, we received the sad news of the atrocious killings of 30 innocent Christian Ethiopian...
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VATICAN: Catholic Bishops of Kenya Re-energized after their Meeting with Pope...
The Ad Limina meeting with the Holy Father Pope Francis has given the Kenyan Bishops an additional grace and strength to be ready to love, work for peace, seek reconciliation and forgiveness of each...
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Editorial of AMECEA Online News: The World Must Unite to Stop these Brutal...
In an interval of three weeks the Holy Father Pope Francis has sent two messages of condolences to our region AMECEA. The first one was sent to Kenya after the attack at the University in Garissa,...
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TANZANIA: The New Swahili Version of the Roman Altar Missal to be ready...
The Bishop Chairman of Liturgy for the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) Rt. Rev Salutaris Libena has said that the new Swahili version of the New Roman Missal will be ready before the end of the...
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ETHIOPIA: Eparchy of Emdibir inaugurates Megenasi Clean Water Project
More than 20,000 people in the Eparchy of Emdibir have been rescued from the problem of waterborne disease after the completion and inauguration of Megenasi clean water project this week. The project...
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MALAWI: Catholic Media Institutions applauded for the Successes of Kachebele...
Most Rev Thomas MsusaCatholic Media houses in Malawi have been applauded for their contribution which led to the success of the fund raising event of Kachebele Major seminary held at Bingu...
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TANZANIA: Government Grants Citizenship to Burundi Refugees
The Government of Tanzania has granted citizenship to 150 refugees from neighboring country Burundi, a move that was hailed by the UN refugee agency. According to the Minister of Home affairs Mathias...
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KENYA: The Country Hit by Floods
Narok County in Kenya is the first county in Kenya to be hit by floods in the recent rains that the country is experiencing. According to media reports, Narok county which is close to Maasai Mara...
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TANZANIA: Pope Francis Appoints New Bishop of Singida Diocese
Bishop-elect Edward MapundaThe Holy Father Pope Francis on 28/04/2015 has appointed Rev. Fr. Edward Mapunda as Bishop of Singida, Tanzania. Information released by Press Office of the Holy See stated...
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MALAWI: CADECOM Distributes Relief Items in Dedza Diocese
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) through its Relief and Development arm, Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) recently distributed food and none food items to flood victims in...
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UGANDA: Community-based Radio Stations form a Committee for Audience Research...
In an effort to develop a reliable Radio audience measurement system for the community-based radios in Uganda, an Executive Committee Board has been set to oversee the activities of the Audience...
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UGANDA: AMECEA Organizes SCCs Workshop for Tororo Metropolitan
The dioceses in the Ecclesiastical Province of Tororo will be participating in capacity building Workshop for the on-going revitalization of building the local Church around families living in Small...
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ETHIOPIA: Religious leaders Call for a Peaceful National Election
Religious leadersReligious leaders in Ethiopia called on the public and the political leaders to pray and strive for a peaceful election. In a press conference organized by Inter-religious Council of...
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UGANDA: AMECEA/USCCB to conduct Capacity Building Training for Uganda...
Senior Management staffs from Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) are the next beneficiaries of the Capacity building project of AMECEA in collaboration with United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...
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ZAMBIA: Sec General asks Seminarians to build Discipline in their Formation
SeminariansZambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) Secretary General, Rev. Fr. Cleophas Lungu has urged Seminarians in the country to be very disciplined during their formation for them to reach to their...
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KENYA: Catholic Bishops Upset by High Court ruling on Gays
The Catholic Bishops of Kenya have been distressed by High Court ruling allowing gay and lesbian community to register an association. In their statement issued on 8 May 2015 (at the end of their...
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UGANDA: Bishop Franzelli Calls upon Catholic Communicators to Communicate...
Rt. Rev. Joseph FranzelliBishop Chairman of Social Communication at Uganda Episcopal Conference, Rt. Rev. Joseph Franzelli has said that the silence of the Catholic communicators in the country is very...
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UGANDA: AMECEA Secretary General asks CUEA to be a Model to all other...
Fr. Ferdinand LugonzoAMECEA Secretary General Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo has asked the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) to effectively serve the AMECEA region by being a good model to all...
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UGANDA: Catholic Communicators hold Annual Communications Workshop
ParticipantsThe Catholic Communicators from Uganda held its annual communications week in Fort Portal Diocese, Western Uganda; an event which will be climaxed by the celebration of World...
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UGANDA: AMECEA Plans to roll out the Second Cycle for Capacity Building Project
AMECEA plans to embark on the second cycle of the Capacity Building Program in July this year by starting another program for training after finishing the first cycle which had been running for the...
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