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African Panelists Set to Explore Role of Media in Church Service amid COVID-19
The leadership of the Union of the African Catholic Press (UCAP) has organized a virtual session with panelists drawn from Africa to explore how the media can be best at the service of the Church amid COVID-19.
Why Bishops in Kenya are Contesting Reproductive Healthcare Bill in Parliament
Bishops in Kenya have, in a collective letter addressed to “Catholic Members of Parliament (MPs) and all Legislators of good-will”, explained why they are opposed to the Reproductive Healthcare Bill 2019.
The African Family is Suffering in Silence, Scholars Establish in Inaugural Study
The family, in its fragile nature is suffering in silence, scholars from African Catholic institutions who joined their colleagues from other parts of the world for a virtual meeting that was streamed from Rome have said.
Why “Catholic media institutions (in Africa) rarely survive beyond founders”: New Book
Church-run projects in Eastern Africa and across the continent struggle to survive beyond their founders owing to gaps in succession planning and management, a Religious Cleric based in Kenya has explained in a new book set to be launched in the “coming weeks” at one of the Catholic institutions of higher learning in the East African country.
After Midwifing Victory of ICC Law Award, Catholic University Lecturer Explains Benefits
The faculty member of the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) who guided law students in the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot competition where they scooped the Best Regional Memorial for Africa Award, 2020 edition, has shared with ACI Africa about the benefits of the prize.
Bishops in Kenya “totally opposed” to Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Abortion Bill
Catholic Bishops in Kenya have expressed their strong opposition to alleged attempts to introduce Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools aimed at controlling teenage pregnancies in the East African nation. They have also objected to the abortion bill before Kenya’s Senate.
“We commit to put the funds (to) proper use”: Kenya’s Catholic Media Leadership to Gov’t
The financial subsidy from Kenya’s Government toward community-based media outlets to enhance their COVID-19 awareness programs at the grassroots has been received with happiness and appreciation by those at the helm of the Catholic media. They have pledged to put to good use the resources received from the Government through the Media Council of Kenya (MCK).
On World Refugee Day, Jesuits in Africa Urge Host Nations to Foster Refugees’ “wellbeing”
On the occasion of the World Refugee Day (WRD) marked June 20 since 2001, members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Africa and Madagascar are calling on nations hosting refugees “not to exclude” them in their respective “socio-economic” programs amid COVID-19 challenges.
Kenyan Parents Urged to Help Teenagers “make responsible choices” amid Surge in Pregnancy
Following a spike in teenage pregnancy in parts of Kenya, a Bishop in the East African nation has challenged parents to take seriously their parenting role and help their children make responsible choices in life.
Prelate in Botswana Explains Meaning of His Letter to George Floyd
A bishop in Botswana who wrote an emotional letter to George Floyd, citing a strong bond of friendship with the black man who was killed by police in Minnesota, U.S., says the widely protested violence continues to play out in African countries that are characterized by police brutalities.
COVID-19 “impact on vulnerable populations” a Concern for Bishops in Kenya
The effects of COVID-19 restrictions on “vulnerable populations” including displaced persons and “those on the move” is a cause for concern for Catholic Bishops in Kenya who are appealing to various stakeholders including Government to intervene “urgently”.
Catholic Prelate to Head Kenya’s Interfaith Council to Guide Resumption of Public Worship
The newly constituted Inter-faith Council with the mandate to guide the resumption of public worship in Kenya will be headed by Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese, the Kenyan government announced in a Gazette notice Friday, June 12.
Inside Kenya’s "young" Diocese with Enviable COVID-19 Intervention Strategies
The story of Malindi Diocese located on the brink of the Indian Ocean at the Kenyan coastal county of Kilifi is a story of resilience, much as it is an inspiration to the other 25 dioceses grappling with COVID-19 pandemic in the East African country.
Kenyan Student Shot Alongside Three Others Mourned as “prayerful, friendly, obedient girl”
A student at a Kenya-based Catholic University who was shot Monday, June 8 by unknown bandits alongside three others in Kenya’s Marsabit County is being mourned and remembered as a “staunch Catholic” who was “prayerful, friendly, ever-smiling, very obedient, (and) well- behaved.”
Don’t “take pandemic as an opportunity to deviate from family values”: Bishops in Kenya
Catholic Bishops in Kenya are cautioning the people of God in the East African nation against the temptation to disregard values cultivated in families such as love and forgiveness amid COVID-19 challenges ranging from job loses, reduced income, and restrictions to movement among others.
What One Catholic Mission Hospital in Kenya is Doing to Weather COVID-19 Storm
The management of St. Mary’s Mumias Mission Hospital, one of the health facilities of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega, last week sent home 40 employees in one of the toughest decisions the hospital has been forced to make as COVID-19 continues to plunge the world in deep uncertainty.
Kenyan Catholic Activist Spearheading Campaign to Reopen Places of Worship
A Kenyan Catholic activist is spearheading an online campaign for the resumption of public worship in the East African nation while adhering to “necessary measures.”
Kenyan Nun Wins State Award for Feeding Street Children amid COVID-19
Sr. Winnie Mutuku was serving late lunch to 14 street boys inside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart compound of the Diocese of Kitale in the western part of Kenya when she received an unfamiliar call from a government official.
“This is not the time to make unreasonably high profits”: Bishops in Kenya
Bishops in the East African nation of Kenya have appealed to business owners and landlords to make sacrifices for the common good and not use the current COVID-19 related restrictions to exploit ordinary citizens, making “unreasonably high profits.”
Kenyan Government Engages Catholic Church Leaders on Resuming Public Worship
Catholic Bishops in Kenya will be meeting in “coming days” to define a way that will see the lifting of the ban on public worship in the East African country after a successful engagement with the government that took place early this week, ACI Africa has been told in an interview.
