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The experiences of women Religious serving in non-Catholic institutions are deeply moving, Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi of the Military Ordinariate in Kenya has said, and pledged to rally other Catholic Bishops in the East African country to support the Sisters who have been said to grapple with a myriad of pastoral challenges.
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.
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”.
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.
Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya, has been appointed the Local Ordinary of the country’s Military Ordinariate.
Officials of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Kenya have highlighted some of the challenges their apostolate entails, and what they do to address them.
Pope Francis has appointed Mons. John Njue Njeru as the Apostolic Administrator for Kenya’s Military Ordinariate.
Earlier this year, as Kenyans bade farewell to the country’s longest serving president, the late former President Daniel Moi, one man stood out among the military men who were actively involved in the state-burial arrangement of Moi. The former president died on February 4 at 95.