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Religious Leaders in Kenya Urge Government to Radically Redeem Country Shown to be “headed in wrong direction”
Religious leaders in Kenya have weighed in on the findings of an Infotrak research showing the East African country is “headed in the wrong direction”, and called for a radical shift in governance to redeem the country from what they describe as “a man-made disaster.”
“Big mistake, blunder”: Kenyan Catholic Archbishop Criticizes Education Devoid of Spiritual Development
Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya has underlined the importance of incorporating the understanding of God in education, warning of moral decay in societies that only focus on intellectual development among learners.
At Installation of Kenya’s Military Bishop, Nuncio Lauds Defence Forces for Christ-like Sacrifice in Peacekeeping
The Papal representative in Kenya has commended the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for their unwavering commitment to peacekeeping, highlighting the deep connection between their sacrifice and Christ's sacrifice.
Like St. Daniel Comboni Let’s Embrace Patience during Hardships in Marriage, Religious Life: Nuncio in Kenya
The Nuncio in Kenya has encouraged those in marriage and in Religious life to have patience in the challenges they face, emulating St. Daniel Comboni who endured hard labour, unbearable climate, sickness, the deaths of several of his young fellow-missionaries while he served in Africa.
Relief for Kenya’s Faith-Based Health Institutions as Government Formulates Plan to Settle Long Standing Debt
The Kenyan government has formulated a plan that seeks to settle over seven billion Kenyan shillings (USD 54,360,487) owed to Faith-based health institutions in the East African nation.
Women Religious Orders in Kenya Urged to Keep “good records” of New Members to Manage Old Age Health Complications
To prepare for the complications that manifest in old age, Sisters congregations must keep health records of their members, a Kenyan-based financial consultant has said.
“Good work!”: Pope Francis Congratulates Kenya’s New Military Ordinary after Short Stint as Auxiliary Bishop
Pope Francis has described Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi who he recently appointed Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate as “a hardworking evangelizer” and “a passionate pastor”.
“We must find ways”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya on Need for Self-Reliance in Episcopal Sees
The people of God in the Metropolitan Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu have to explore ways of realizing self-reliance, the Local Ordinary of one of the Suffragan Dioceses in the Kenyan Metropolitan See has said.
Servant of God Michael Cardinal Otunga’s Love for Military “is my inspiration”: New Bishop of the Kenyan Military
The new Catholic Bishop of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate hopes to walk in the footsteps of the Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, who served as the first Local Ordinary of the Military in the East African country, and is now on a journey to the sainthood.
22 Orders of Women Religious in Kenya Launch Strategic Plan with Commitment to Uphold Dignity of Aging Members
For their many years of service in society, aging Catholic Sisters are heroines, and must be taken care of with dignity, the leadership of the Care for Aging Sisters Association of Kenya (CASAK) has said at the unveiling of their five-year strategic plan.
Shun “kiosk mentality”: Bishop in Kenya Faults “unnecessary competition” in Duplicating Catholic Health Facilities
Bishop Norman King'oo Wambua of the Catholic Diocese of Machakos in Kenya has faulted the practice of duplicating Catholic health facilities in the same geographical locations, describing the move as a “kiosk mentality” that bring about “unnecessary competition”.
Let’s Be “promoters of a Synodal Church”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to 16 Newly Ordained Spiritan Deacons
Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya, has called on the 16 members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans) he ordained Deacons to help realize the theme of the multi-year Synod on Synodality, which Pope Francis extended to 2024, among the people of God.
Couples, Families on Pilgrimage Share Testimonies of Strengthened Bonds, Inner Healing at Kenya’s National Marian Shrine
The “Village of Mary”, as the Subukia National Marian Shrine is fondly referred to, was a vast sea of blue on October 5. Over 50,000 pilgrims donning one of the colours associated with Mother Mary flooded the shrine in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru to express their devotion for the Mother of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Let’s Keep Membership of Small Christian Communities “small enough” for Closer Interpersonal Encounters: AMECEA Chairman
A Small Christian Community (SCC) is ideally a group of people, who understand each other, and where close relationships are fostered, the leadership of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said, and urged SCCs in the nine-nation region to keep their membership small.
Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Chairman Sends Out Strong Message against Poor Governance in Eastern African Countries
The Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has decried poor governance in various countries in the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), noting that political leaders are causing the divisions in the region for their selfish interests.
Final Pilgrimage for Active Parishioner Who Died While Dressing Up for Mass at National Marian Shrine in Kenya
Marcella Mueni was one of the over 9,000 pilgrims, who travelled from Kenya’s Metropolitan Province of Mombasa to participate in the Saturday, October 5 National Prayer Day at the Subukia National Marian Shrine in the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru.
St. Monica Widows Group in Kenyan Archdiocese Rescuing Catholic Women from Regressive Wife Inheritance, Polygamy
Susan Auma has known little rest since 2001 when her husband died, leaving her with two toddlers. Widowed at only 27, Susan found herself fighting to survive in her matrimonial home where she was surrounded by hostility for refusing to be remarried.
On Founder’s Day, 321-year-old Order with Dominant African Membership Launches Phase II of “Animation Plan” for Mission
The leadership of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.), the 321-year-old Missionary Congregation with members in all continents, most them natives of Africa, has launched the second phase of the Congregation’s “animation plan”.
Participate in “addressing root causes of displacement”: Kenya’s Bishops to Gov’t on World Day of Migrants, Refugees
Catholic Bishops in Kenya are urging the government as well as international stakeholders to support initiatives seeking to address the “root causes of displacement”.
Annual Pilgrimage to Subukia Marian Shrine “the heart of our parish culture”: Kenya’s Oldest Inland Parish Pilgrims
The annual pilgrimage to Subukia National Marian Shrine that parishioners of St. Austin’s Msongari Parish of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi have undertaken since 2016 is an enriching journey that has become a “tradition”, pilgrims have told ACI Africa.
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