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Heads of Catholic Primary Schools in Kenya Encouraged to Enhance “Catholic identity”
At a three-day first-ever conference bringing together heads of Catholic-sponsored public Primary Schools in Kenya that started Tuesday, November 12, the need to enhance the Catholic identity of the institutions was emphasized, the headteachers being encouraged to use the facilities available to them in the schools to evangelize.
Countering ICPD25: Abortion Extremists Using Vaccines to Control Population, Expert Views
As the controversial International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) was getting underway in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi to discuss, among other issues, “drawing on demographic diversity to drive economic growth and achieve sustainable development,” a bioethicist has disclosed that some groups in developed countries, including abortion extremists, are using vaccines as a means to control population in the world, including Africa.
Countering ICPD25: Kenya’s President Steers Clear of Contentious Issues in His Address
The widely publicized and controversial International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) convened to commemorate 25 years since the last convention took place in Egypt’s capital, Cairo kicked off Tuesday, November 12 in Nairobi, Kenya amid resistance from religious leaders and other civil society groups.
Inter-Faith Leaders in Kenya Adopt Collective Child Safeguarding Policy
At a recent interfaith meeting that brought together representative from various Christians denominations, Muslims and Hindus in Kenya under their umbrella body, the Inter- Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK), a common child safeguarding policy document was officially launched, with the leaders adopting a collective manual toward enhancing the safety and protection of children.
Why the Holy See Won’t Participate in “Nairobi Summit on ICPD25”
Since October 24, the Holy See, the Vatican-based jurisdiction of the worldwide Catholicism under the Holy Father made it known to the Kenyan Government that it will not be participating in the commemoration of 25 years since the last International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) took place, a three-day event dubbed ICPD25 slated to take place in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi from November 12.
Bishops in Kenya Want National Medical Insurer to Pay Church Hospitals to Avert Crisis
Calls on the national medical insurer in the East African country of Kenya to pay pending claims it owes Church-run hospitals was one of the key issues expressed by the Bishops in Kenya at the Friday, November 8 Press Conference at the end of their four-day Ordinary Plenary Assembly in Nairobi.
Evictions from Kenya’s Mau Forest be “humane, in dignity”, Bishops Demand
While the reclamation of one of East Africa’s largest water towers, Mau Forest, has been welcomed by both political and religious leaders in the country, the process of evicting those who have settled in the catchment of the main rivers providing water to western Kenya has been faulted, with a section of Catholic Bishops who have spoken to ACI Africa demanding for a humane approach.
Reduced Growth Rate, Household Size in Kenya Evidence of Contraceptives, Bishops Decry
While Kenya’s overall population has increased by about nine million people since the last census in 2009, the report of the 2019 census released early this week shows not only a comparative downward trend in the rate of growth over the years but also a significant drop in the household size, results that seem to reveal, according to some Catholic clergy and laity in Kenya, the use of modern family planning methods including contraceptives.
Kenyan Bishop Soliciting Funds to Reconstruct Pastoral Centre Damaged by Floods
In the wake of the recent heavy rains and flooding that have affected the livelihoods of millions in East Africa, the Local Ordinary of the Kenyan diocese of Lodwar, Bishop Dominic Kimengich is soliciting funds toward the reconstruction of the diocesan Pastoral Centre damaged by the floods.
Taking Stock of Catholic Bishops’ Anti-Corruption Campaign in Kenya, Testimonies
A month after the Catholic Bishops in Kenya launched a six-month country-wide campaign against graft through what they called “Breaking the Chains of Corruption,” ACI Africa has reached out to the Prelates to testify about the progress of their widely publicized and acclaimed initiative. While some have started off the campaign, others are yet to officially roll out the planned activities in their respective dioceses and jurisdictions amid dissenting voices from some priests.
UN Summit on “reproductive health” Destructive to Humanity, African Church Leaders Caution
Days to the controversial United Nations’ (UN) International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) that will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, Catholic Church leaders in Africa have joined other Christian leaders to raise concerns about the event’s agenda, which they consider to be destructive to humanity and the values around human life.
“Developed countries advancing abortion agenda in Africa,” A Pro-Life Movement Concerned
At a time when Christian professionals including Catholic leaders in Kenya and beyond have mounted a campaign against the planned November 13-15 United Nations’ 25th International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) that will be advocating for “universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights” among other pro-choice agenda, a leader of a pro-life movement in Africa has identified abortion as the biggest challenge facing the initiatives of the pro-life movement on the continent.
Kenya-Based Catholic College Inaugurates Institute for Interreligious Dialogue
An institute facilitating learning about dialogue between various religions of the world including Islam was officially inaugurated Friday, November 1, bringing to nine the number of Institutes that constitute Tangaza University College, the Kenya-based institution of higher learning jointly owned by dozens of religious congregations.
Children Animators in Kenya Discuss Need to Enhance Child Safeguarding
At a recent meeting in Kenya’s capital Nairobi that brought together diocesan Coordinators of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) and Pontifical Missionary Children (PMC), the need to enhance the protection and safeguarding of children in the Church featured prominently, with the clergy and religious in attendance admitting cases of child abuse in their country and a Bishop calling on adherence to child safeguarding policies.
One-on-One with 2019 UN in Kenya Person of the Year Award Winner, Br. Peter Tabichi
Less than a year since the Kenyan Franciscan Brother Peter Tabichi became the first African to win the Global Teacher Prize 2019, the science teacher was, last week, crowned 2019 United Nations (UN) in Kenya Person of the Year Prize. In March, the Franciscan Brother was recognized for his determination and hard work in promoting education and promoting achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The latest recognition puts him among 16 select people who have been so far named UN Persons of the Year since 2002. In an exclusive interview with ACI Africa Friday, November 1, Bro. Tabichi explains what the latest award means to him and its impact.
At Fifth Anniversary of Sr. “Nyaatha’s” Beatification in Kenya, Leaders Hail Her Virtues
Five years after thousands of pilgrims from across the globe gathered in Kenya’s central town of Nyeri to witness the beatification of Consolata Missionary Sr. Irene Stefani Nyaatha, the first event of its kind to be held in Eastern Africa, the Archdiocese Nyeri has collaborated with Consolata Missionaries to mark the 5th anniversary of the raising of the Italian-born nun to the rank of Blessed.
The Missionary Attitude of Children Evangelizes, Testimonies from Kenyan Animators
The usually friendly attitude of children as they interact among themselves as well as with adults can go a long way in promoting the missionary spirit espoused by the Church, making kids worthy agents of evangelization, animators of children in Kenya have testified.
Catholic Institute in Kenya to Host 3rd Continental Conference on Social Entrepreneurship
Tangaza University College (TUC), a Nairobi-based Catholic institution of higher learning is set to host the third Annual African Conference on Social Entrepreneurship (AACSE), which will address issues of sustainable and impactful social enterprises that lead to transformation within the continent.
“Cultural reawakening, moral leadership” Needed in Africa: Bishop to Graduating Students
The need to utilize skills acquired in higher institutions of learning to have a positive impact on contemporary society was one of the key highlights of the address of a Kenyan Bishop to the over two thousand students from a variety of African countries who graduated at the main campus of the Nairobi-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa on Friday, October 25, with the Bishop calling for ethical leadership.
New Book on Marriage and Family "timely" Ahead of Controversial UN Summit: Church Leaders
As plans are underway in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, for the UN-sponsored International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25), which Christian professionals have regarded as controversial owing to the Summit’s envisaged agenda, various Church leaders have described the launch of a new book on marriage and family in Nairobi Sunday, October 20 as “timely.”
