AMECEA: Justice and Peace Welcomes Pope’s Call for Climate Action
AMECEA Justice, Peace and Caritas welcomes the new Encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ of the Holy Father Pope Francis on ‘Care for Our Common Home’, which presents a beacon of hope for a renewed earth. Speaking...
View ArticleMALAWI: Chikwawa Diocese Plans to Celebrate 50 years with Plans to Intensify...
Rt. Rev. Peter Musikuwa, Bishop of ChikwawaRt. Rev. Peter Musikuwa, Bishop of Chikwawa Diocese, has announced that the Diocese will on August 29, 2015 celebrate its Golden jubilee and has since called...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: Radio Emmanuel Breaks Down due to a Serious Technical Problem
Radio Emmanuel 89 FM, of the Catholic Radio Network (CRN), in Torit town of Eastern Equatoria State went off air on Tuesday due to the damage caused on the transformer.Station Director Fr. John Opi...
View ArticleKENYA: KCCB marks World Refugee Day
Bishop Pante receiving offertory from a refugee during the celebrations, looking on is Fr. Daniel Rono, Secretary General of KCCBThe Vice-Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB)...
View ArticleMALAWI: ECM Bishops discuss 'The Constitution for the Laity' during their...
Malawi Bishops with the Laity Council of MalawiThe Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi have been gathering at the Catholic Secretariat in Lilongwe for their Second Annual Plenary Meeting from...
View ArticleUGANDA: Labour Minister Launches UEC Justice and Peace Report on Decent Work...
Dr Kiiza Aliba, the chairman of JACODeWU and National Executive Secretary of JPD, Uganda Episcopal Conference addresses member of the press at the launch on June 25.The State Minister of Labor and...
View ArticleZAMBIA: Diocese of Mongu responds to AMECEA’s Appeal to South Sudan
Rt. Rev. Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, Bishop of MonguThe Catholic diocese of Mongu in Zambia has mobilized funds to help the people of South Sudan as a response to AMECEA’s call to various Episcopal...
View ArticleTANZANIA: Apostolic Nuncio Urges the Church to defend Marriage Values
(L-R) H.E. Archbishop Francesco Pedilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania, Rt. Rev. Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa, Bishop of Iringa and Chairman of TEC, Rev. Fr. Raymond Saba, Secretary General TECThe Apostolic...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: Bishop of Khartoum Applauds the Peace Initiatives Effort of the...
Rt. Rev. Daniel Adwok, Auxiliary Bishop of KhartoumThe Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum, in Sudan, Rt. Rev. Daniel Adwok, has commended the commitment of the Church in South Sudan to promoting peace...
View ArticleUGANDA: Inter-Religious Council of Uganda calls on leaders to refrain from...
The Acting Chairperson of Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali of Aglican Church of Uganda (left) and Sheikh Hatib Mukuluwakita addressing members of the pressWhile individual...
View ArticleTANZANIA: Singida diocese set for the Installation of New Bishop on Sunday
Rt. Rev. Edward MapundaNew Bishop of SingidaThe Catholic Diocese of Singida will have a New Shepherd following a consecration of Rev Fr Edward Mapunda as the new Bishop of the diocese on Sunday July...
View ArticleMALAWI: Seminarians Awarded Degrees under Catholic University of Malawi
Some of the graduating Students from Kachebere42 Seminarians who have completed their three year Philosophical course from St Anthony’s Kachebere Major Seminary of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi...
View ArticleZAMBIA: Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital to become a Referral Hospital...
The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) says through Cardinal Adam Memorial Hospital in Lusaka, the Catholic Church will continue to reach out to the poor and vulnerable in society, especially those that...
View ArticleUGANDA: Ugandan President commends Archbishop Bakyenga for Promoting Unity...
Archbishop Bakyenga welcoming President Yoweri Museveniduring the Occasion of his Episcopate Silver Jubilee Celebrations in MbararaPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended Archbishop Paul K....
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN: Tombura-Yambio Bishop’s residence invaded
On Tuesday night buglers invaded Tombura-Yambio Bishop’s residence and went away with 6,000 South Sudanese Pounds (equivalent to 1,000 USD). According to the Diocesan Chancellor, Fr. Diko Raphael, the...
View ArticleTANZANIA: Kondoa Diocese hosts 2000 Holy Childhood children
Rt. Rev. Agapiti Ndorobo, Bishop of MahengeAbout 2000 Holy Childhood children from nine Dioceses of Eastern and central Tanzania gathered in Kondoa Diocese for a 4 day conference whose theme was...
View ArticleKENYA: Sustain the Spiritual Life of Itinerants, says Bishop Alessandro
Rt. Rev. Joseph Allesandro, KCCB Chairman Commission for Refugees, Migrant & Seafarers (center) with some of the participants of the workshop in NairobiThe Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops’...
View ArticleEritrea: Archbishop of Asmara appointed a member of the Congregation for the...
Most Rev. Menghesteab Tesfamariam, Archbishop of AsmaraThe Holy Father Pope Francis has on Saturday 27 June appointed Most Rev Menghesteab Tesfamariam of Asmara, Eritrea a member of the Congregation...
View ArticleKENYA: Poverty and Traditional Practices Remain Major Challenges to the...
Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth leading hundreds of Catholics from Kisumu in the Celebrations to mark Silver Jubilee of the ArchdioceseThe Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu on Monday 29th celebrated Silver...
View ArticleUGANDA: Former Chairman of AMECEA Celebrates Silver Jubilee
Most Rev. Paul Bakyenga during the celebrations to mark his Silver Jubilee of EpiscopateFormer Chairman of AMECEA and Archbishop of Mbarara, Most Rev. Paul K. Bakyenga, on 20thJune celebrated his...
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