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Kenya: Vatican Declined Early Start of Cardinal Otunga’s Road to Sainthood |
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Friday, 07 September 2007 |
 The Vatican turned down a request by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi to commence earlier than usual the beatification process for Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, it was revealed today.
Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwana ‘a Nzeki of Nairobi said the process will start five years after the death of his predecessor, as required by law. The Vatican has power to waive the five-year rule, as it did in the cases of Blessed Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II.
“We were advised to wait for five years, and we accepted the advice obediently,” Archbishop Ndingi told reporters at the Holy Family Basilica. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 September 2007 )
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Europe needs Christian unity "now more than ever" |
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Thursday, 06 September 2007 |
 "Now more than ever, the unity of the churches in Europe is needed to bear witness to a future that transcends the vision of a common economic and political future, to embrace a future in which abundant life in Jesus Christ gives hope to all people, everywhere," said World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, speaking in Sibiu, Romania on 5 September.
Kobia was addressing some 2500 delegates and other official participants from most European church traditions attending the opening session of the Third European Ecumenical Assembly, which he termed as the "single largest regular gathering of Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant church leaders in the world". |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 September 2007 )
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KENYA: Full Text of a Communiqué Issued by AMECEA |
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Wednesday, 05 September 2007 |
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The executive board of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA) concluded its two-day meeting in Nairobi today, and issued the following communiqué:
1.0. To our brother bishops, priests, religious and all God’s people in AMECEA Countries (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia and the affiliate members of Somalia and Djibouti) “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:3).
We, AMECEA Patrons, members of AMECEA Executive Board, AMECEA Heads of Departments, gathered here in Nairobi at the AMECEA Secretariat from 30th to 31st August 2007 for our Executive Board meeting, wish to share with you some of the issues we discussed during the meeting. |
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Ethiopia: The Blessing of Shashemane Church |
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Written by Fr. Jean-Marie Bilwala, IMC
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Tuesday, 04 September 2007 |
 Shashemane (Sion Mariam) Parish was started in 1972. Since that time, it has seen a constant growth in the number of Christians, both in the Parish and in the outstations.
Due to this reason, the Parish Priest, Fr. Silvio Sordella (Imc) saw it necessary to expand the existing Church which could carry a capacity of 400 people. Recently the expansion work was completed and now the new Church has a capacity of about 700 people, well-seated. |
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Kenya: Fr. Joseph Rurunga’s Requiem Mass - Sagana Parish |
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Monday, 03 September 2007 |
 On Wednesday, the 22nd August a Requiem mass was celebrated in Sagana parish for the late Fr. Joseph Rurunga who died three weeks ago in Mozambique. The mass was attended by around 30 priests including Consolatas and Diocesan clergy from Muranga and Nyeri Dioceses. Archbishop John Njue, the administrator of Muranga Diocese precided over the liturgy, assisted by Fr. Franco Cellana, Kenya Regional Superior and Fr. Cesare Molteni, the Parish Priest. Along with the clergy there was a huge turn-up by the local faithful. At the end of the mass many people gave their moving eulogies but one particular speech is worth sharing with the Consolata family. That was the one by Br. Gaetano Borgo. It is here bellow reproduced in its entirety: |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 September 2007 )
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