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KENYA: Continue to pray for Quinn, urges Bishop
NAIROBI, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -Bishop Philip Anyolo, the Vice Chairman of the Kenya Episcopal Conference and Bishop of Homa Bay Diocese has urged members of the Legion of Mary Movement to continue praying for the soul of Edel Quinn, an Irish young lady, who founded the Movement in the Eastern and Central African regions in 1930’s. The bishop said this on Sunday, May 13, when he presided over Mass to mark the 68th anniversary on the death of Edel Quinn at Saint Mary’s play ground, Msongari in Nairobi. The Vatican declared Edel Quinn as Venerable, a major step towards…
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SUDAN: IOM Begins Airlift of Stranded S Sudanese
KHARTOUM, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun an airlift of some 12,000 stranded South Sudanese from Kosti, 300 km south of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, to Juba in South Sudan. On Monday, May 14, the first two IOM-chartered flights arrived in Juba from Khartoum carrying a total of 326 people. A third flight left Khartoum on schedule at 9.15 am local time this morning, May 15 and a fourth is expected to leave later today. Yesterday’s returnees, who included vulnerable people, including the old, the sick and families with small children, were received at Juba…
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KENYA: Pray and Prepare for Peaceful Elections, Bishop
NAIROBI, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -Catholic Bishop, The Right Rev Alfred Rotich has urged Kenyans to pray and work towards a peaceful General Elections, scheduled for early next year. “From now until Elections’ time, we as Christians and Kenyans need to pray and collaborate. We are expected to commit ourselves to peace-making with our neighbours and offering prayers for peaceful elections,” said Bishop Rotich of the Diocese of Military Ordinariate and outgoing Chairman of the Bishops’ Commission for Social Communications. He was speaking at the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Nairobi on May 11 during the launch…
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S SUDAN: Bishops Ready to “Do All in their Power” to End War
YEI, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -Episcopal and Catholic bishops from South Sudan have said that together they “stand committed to do all in their power” to realize an end to war between Sudan and South Sudan. Following a three-day meeting in Yei, South Sudan, led by Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro and Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul, the 14 bishops issued a ‘Message of Peace’ which laid out their hopes and plans for an end to conflict. Referencing the famous Martin Luther King speech, the bishop’s said: “We dream of two nations which are democratic and free, where people of all religions,…
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KENYA: Continue to pray for Quinn, urges Bishop
NAIROBI, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -Bishop Philip Anyolo, the Vice Chairman of the Kenya Episcopal Conference and Bishop of Homa Bay Diocese has urged members of the Legion of Mary Movement to continue praying for the soul of Edel Quinn, an Irish young lady, who founded the Movement in the Eastern and Central African regions in 1930’s. The bishop said this on Sunday, May 13, when he presided over Mass to mark the 68th anniversary on the death of Edel Quinn at Saint Mary’s play ground, Msongari in Nairobi. The Vatican declared Edel Quinn as Venerable, a major step towards…
SUDAN: IOM Begins Airlift of Stranded S Sudanese
KHARTOUM, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun an airlift of some 12,000 stranded South Sudanese from Kosti, 300 km south of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, to Juba in South Sudan. On Monday, May 14, the first two IOM-chartered flights arrived in Juba from Khartoum carrying a total of 326 people. A third flight left Khartoum on schedule at 9.15 am local time this morning, May 15 and a fourth is expected to leave later today. Yesterday’s returnees, who included vulnerable people, including the old, the sick and families with small children, were received at Juba…
KENYA: Pray and Prepare for Peaceful Elections, Bishop
NAIROBI, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -Catholic Bishop, The Right Rev Alfred Rotich has urged Kenyans to pray and work towards a peaceful General Elections, scheduled for early next year. “From now until Elections’ time, we as Christians and Kenyans need to pray and collaborate. We are expected to commit ourselves to peace-making with our neighbours and offering prayers for peaceful elections,” said Bishop Rotich of the Diocese of Military Ordinariate and outgoing Chairman of the Bishops’ Commission for Social Communications. He was speaking at the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Nairobi on May 11 during the launch…
S SUDAN: Bishops Ready to “Do All in their Power” to End War
YEI, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -Episcopal and Catholic bishops from South Sudan have said that together they “stand committed to do all in their power” to realize an end to war between Sudan and South Sudan. Following a three-day meeting in Yei, South Sudan, led by Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro and Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul, the 14 bishops issued a ‘Message of Peace’ which laid out their hopes and plans for an end to conflict. Referencing the famous Martin Luther King speech, the bishop’s said: “We dream of two nations which are democratic and free, where people of all religions,…
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KENYA: Pray and Prepare for Peaceful Elections, Bishop
NAIROBI, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -Catholic Bishop, The Right Rev Alfred Rotich has urged Kenyans to pray and work towards a peaceful General Elections, scheduled for early next year. “From now until Elections’ time, we as Christians and Kenyans need to pray and collaborate. We are expected to commit ourselves to peace-making with our neighbours and offering prayers for peaceful elections,” said Bishop Rotich of the Diocese of Military Ordinariate and outgoing Chairman of the Bishops’ Commission for Social Communications. He was speaking at the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, Nairobi on May 11 during the launch…
KENYA: Continue to pray for Quinn, urges Bishop
NAIROBI, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -Bishop Philip Anyolo, the Vice Chairman of the Kenya Episcopal Conference and Bishop of Homa Bay Diocese has urged members of the Legion of Mary Movement to continue praying for the soul of Edel Quinn, an Irish young lady, who founded the Movement in the Eastern and Central African regions in 1930’s. The bishop said this on Sunday, May 13, when he presided over Mass to mark the 68th anniversary on the death of Edel Quinn at Saint Mary’s play ground, Msongari in Nairobi. The Vatican declared Edel Quinn as Venerable, a major step towards…
SUDAN: IOM Begins Airlift of Stranded S Sudanese
KHARTOUM, May 15, 2012 (CISA) – International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun an airlift of some 12,000 stranded South Sudanese from Kosti, 300 km south of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, to Juba in South Sudan. On Monday, May 14, the first two IOM-chartered flights arrived in Juba from Khartoum carrying a total of 326 people. A third flight left Khartoum on schedule at 9.15 am local time this morning, May 15 and a fourth is expected to leave later today. Yesterday’s returnees, who included vulnerable people, including the old, the sick and families with small children, were received at…
S SUDAN: Bishops Ready to “Do All in their Power” to End War
YEI, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -Episcopal and Catholic bishops from South Sudan have said that together they “stand committed to do all in their power” to realize an end to war between Sudan and South Sudan. Following a three-day meeting in Yei, South Sudan, led by Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro and Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul, the 14 bishops issued a ‘Message of Peace’ which laid out their hopes and plans for an end to conflict. Referencing the famous Martin Luther King speech, the bishop’s said: “We dream of two nations which are democratic and free, where people of all religions,…
DR CONGO: Thousands Evicted from their Gold Rich Land
KINSHASA, May 15, 2012 (CISA) –A foreign company in search of gold has dispossessed about 5, 100 people of their land in South Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to Fides, the Banro Corporation, a Canadian company, drove out and transferred populations from their land which is rich in gold. To compensate the people, Banro Corporation sought another place to build 20 square metres mud-brick houses and which were allocated to each family. A document criticizing the operation by the foreign company and written by a Congolese, Néhémie Bahizire titled: The curse of gold in Kivu, said…
MOZAMBIQUE: Religious Institutes Call for End to Violence
MAPUTO, May 15, 2012 (CISA) -The Conference of Religious Institutes of Mozambique has written an open letter publicly expressed “indignation and protest” against attacks of its members. In the statement members of Catholic orders and congregations have requested for more security, noting the recent murder of Father Edward Valentine Camale, a Consolata missionary, who was killed on May 3 during a robbery at their residence, on the outskirts of Maputo. They state that it is time to say ‘enough’ and considers that their cry is shared by “most of the Mozambican population, who live honestly and suffers the same problem…
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (B), 13 May 2012
1. Readings 1st Reading: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 2nd Reading: 1 John 4:7-10 ; Gospel: John 15:9-17 2. Scripture Focus/Biblical Reflection “Greater love has no man than this…” Love is the catchphrase in today’s Gospel and epistles. God’s love for humanity can be proved by the fact that he let his only beloved Son die for our iniquities. Jesus’ directive “to love” may seem manipulative and self-centred (like every one else); however, his command “to love” is in reality, an invitation that reveals the humble and loving personality of Jesus who only desires to make friends…
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