During pandemic, Nairobi nuns expand their reach

Normally, the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood feed about 200 children in Nairobi’s informal settlements of Kawangware and Riruta. But with the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, the sisters are expanding their reach. “We are using the telephone contacts of the children to reach these poor and needy families,” Precious Blood Sister Grace Njau told... Read More

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June 10, 2020

Outgoing Burundi president dies of heart attack

Burundi’s outgoing President Pierre Nkurunziza died of a heart attack, the government said, announcing a week of mourning. It said he died at Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital following cardiac arrest on 8th June. Nkurunziza, 55, had attended a volleyball match on 6th June and was taken to the hospital after falling sick. He had appeared... Read More

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March 31, 2020

As Covid-19 cases increase, Kenyans flee cities, seeking safety

As the coronavirus cases rise in Kenya, many city residents are fleeing to their rural homes, despite a warning from clerics and government officials. Weeks after Covid-19 was first reported, panicking Kenyans – including Catholics – left cities and towns and travelled to the rural villages, where they believe their families are safer from Covid-19.... Read More

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February 12, 2020

Thousands pack Nairobi stadium for funeral of former president

Thousands packed Nyayo Stadium for the interdenominational funeral service for former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi. However, despite the huge attendance for his funeral on 11th February, Moi’s death on 4th February continued to draw mixed reactions, with admirers praising him as a statesman who kept Kenya peaceful and united, while critics described him as... Read More

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February 5, 2020

Bishops urge Kenyans to respect what former president did for country

Catholic bishops urged Kenyans to respect what former President Daniel arap Moi did for the country, as the East African nation entered into a mourning period following the death of its former leader. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Moi’s death in a presidential proclamation on 4th February, saying he had died while undergoing treatment at The... Read More

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November 8, 2019

UN Nairobi summit will promote abortion, African bishops warn

Bishops in Africa have raised concerns that a UN summit in Kenya will promote abortion. The Nairobi Summit marks the 25th anniversary of the Cairo Conference on Population and Development. It will be held in Nairobi between 12-14 November. Bishop Alfred Rotich, Bishop Emeritus of the Military Ordinariate of Kenya and chair of the Kenyan... Read More

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March 12, 2019

Four CRS staffers, humanitarian workers aboard Ethiopian jet that crashed

Four Catholic Relief Service staff members on their way to a training session in Nairobi, Kenya, were among the passengers aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed moments after takeoff in the east African nation. The accident on 10th March claimed the lives of 157 people on board, many of them from humanitarian agencies. Others... Read More

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January 16, 2019

Communities urged not to become divided following Nairobi hotel attack

A CAFOD representative in Kenya has urged communities not to become divided after Islamic extremist gunmen killed 14 people during an attack on a luxury hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi. Catherine Ogolla, CAFOD’s country representative, described the attacks at the DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi as horrifying and worrying, but said that instead of... Read More

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November 7, 2018

Ethiopian bishops welcome election of nation’s first female president

Ethiopia’s bishops welcomed the election of the nation’s first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde, and said they were pleased that women “are getting their rightful place in the development of the country.” Zewde, 68, a career diplomat, has served in a variety of posts, including as Ethiopia’s representative to the United Nations, and as director-general of... Read More

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May 21, 2016

Slovak nun, shot in South Sudan, dies in Nairobi hospital

A Slovak nun shot and wounded in Yei, South Sudan, died yesterday at a hospital in Nairobi. Holy Spirit Missionary Sister Veronika Terezia Rackova, director of St Bakhita Medical Centre in Yei, was evacuated to Nairobi on 17th May, shortly after the nighttime shooting. She had been in a coma before her death. Outside the... Read More

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Thousands pack Nairobi stadium for funeral of former president

Bishops urge Kenyans to respect what former president did for country

UN Nairobi summit will promote abortion, African bishops warn

Four CRS staffers, humanitarian workers aboard Ethiopian jet that crashed

Communities urged not to become divided following Nairobi hotel attack

Ethiopian bishops welcome election of nation’s first female president

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