ASSOCIATION OF SISTERHOOD OF KENYA

ICAPAMI group training at AOSK Chemchemi ya Uzima Centre in December 2011

Formators during a course at AOSK Chemchemi ya Uzima Centre in December 2011

Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya

December 2, 2011 |No Comments

The Members of the Association are the Congregations of Religious Women working in Kenya. The Association was commenced in 1962. At present there are one hundred and thirty five member Congregations whose members are engaged in a variety of ministries throughout Kenya. The major decision makers are the Major Superiors or their representatives through the Annual General…

KENYA: Diocese Launches Year of Christ the Teacher

February 10, 2012 |No Comments

MACHAKOS, February, 07, 2012 (CISA) –The Catholic Diocese of Machakos in Kenya on February 4, 2012 launched the year of Christ the Teacher during the annual diocesan prayer day held at the Komarock Shrine. During the launch, hundreds of faithful who attended the prayers also witnessed the Diaconate Ordination of twelve seminarians from the diocese….

Priest kidnapping in Sudan heightens tensions

February 10, 2012 |No Comments

A truckload of attackers kidnapped two Catholic priests from their rectory in Sudan on Jan. 15, causing fears for their safety at a time of continued regional tensions. The attack took place at St. Josephine Bakhita’s Catholic Church in the town of Rabak, south of Khartoum. The perpetrators, who arrived in a large truck, smashed…

Pope says uniting Christianity requires conversion

January 19, 2012 |No Comments

Pope Benedict XVI said today that achieving Christian unity requires more than “cordiality and cooperation” and that it must be accompanied by interior conversion. “Faith in Christ and interior conversion, both individual and communal, must constantly accompany our prayer for Christian unity,” said the Pope to over 8,000 pilgrims gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI…