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President of the Polish Episcopate for Die Tagespost: The Synod of Bishops is always a joyful and challenging experience
The Synod of Bishops is always a joyful and challenging experience. It stems from the concern to faithfully and effectively communicate Christ's teachings to the people - said the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki in an interview with German Catholic newspaper "Die Tagespost".
Church lauds Uhuru for rejecting religion regulation laws
The Catholic Church has applauded Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision to reject the proposed Religious Societies Rules 2015 that were intended to regulate Churches.
The rules attracted widespread condemnation for infringing on Kenya’s constitution, with the Catholic Church leading calls for self-regulation.
In a statement sent to media houses on 28th, January, 2016, President Uhuru Kenyatta rejected the proposals and directed that a new process driven by religious stakeholders with the participation of the government and the general public take place.
In an interview with Waumini News Today, Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) General Secretary Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Rono said President Kenyatta’s decision to withdraw the proposed rules was reached after a successful consultative deliberation between religious leaders and the government.
While acknowledging the government’s concern about misuse of the freedom to worship by fraudulent religious leaders who extort money from worshi
Caritas: “complete climate of fear” in Burundi
(Vatican Radio) An official for Caritas Internationalis said the tit-for-tat killings seen in Burundi over the past months between supporters and opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza have created “a complete climate of fear” among the population. The violence began in Burundi last April when President Nkurunzia announced he would seek a third term. Over 400 people have died and around 250,000 have fled abroad and many fear that the nation could be slowly sliding back into another civil war. Patrick Nicholson is the Communications Director for Caritas Internationalis and he spoke to Susy Hodges from the Burundian capital, Bujumbura.
