Eucharistic adoration leading to booming vocations in Uganda
Aid to the Church in Need
6/9/2009
Not only in Uganda but across the African continent adoration is growing in popularity. ARUA, Uganda (Aid to the Church in Need) - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Uganda is attracting more and more lay people to prayer and encouraging vocations to the religious life.
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Kenyan Grandfather, Student Is Baptized at 90
Zenit News Agency
5/28/2009
A Kenyan great-grandfather, was baptized after he learned to read the Bible.Two of his 30 grandchildren attend the same school. NAIROBI, Kenya (Zenit) - The world-record-breaking oldest primary school student, a Kenyan great-grandfather, was baptized after he learned to read the Bible.
Kimani ...
Living With HIV: 'The Truth Sets Me Free'
Catholic Relief Services
5/22/2009, by Debbie DeVoe
I accept this is what God wants me to face. Sharing the truth sets me free. NAIROBI (Catholic Relief Services) - The year 2006 wasn't such a good one for Mary Waithira Kariuki. First, the 47-year-old Kenyan came down with pneumonia in July. During her two-week hospital stay, the doctors also tested ...
Maersk Captain Freed on Easter Sunday!
Catholic Online
4/12/2009, by Keith A. Fournier
The Captain offered himself to the aggressors in order to save his crew. What an extraordinary act of heroism on Easter weekend. MOMBASA, Kenya (Catholic Online) – On Easter Sunday there is some good news for the family of the Captain of the Maesrk Ship hijacked by Somali Pirates, Richard Phillips. ...
CRS Life-Saving Food Aid Aboard Hijacked Vessel
Catholic Relief Services
4/10/2009
Commodities bound for 8,000 orphans and others in Rwanda.
CRS also prays for the safe return of Capt. Richard Phillips who is being held hostage by the pirates. BALTIMORE, MD (CRS) - Life-saving food aid destined for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) programs in Rwanda is among the cargo of the ...
Updated: Somali Pirates Hijack US Operated Ship, Crew regains control.
Catholic Online
4/8/2009
This is the latest of a series of brazen activities committed by the Somali Pirates. NAIROBI, Kenya - Update: News reports from the Associated Press, British News Sources and US Defense Officials speaking anonymously confirm that the US crew of the hijacked vessel have retaken control of the ship ...
Pope to G20: Do not forget Africa, ethics, aid and development
Asia News
4/2/2009
Benedict XVI writes to British Prime Minster Gordon Brown, and asks that Africa is not forgotten by leaders attending the summit. VATICAN CITY (AsiaNews) – An appeal to the G20 not to forget poorer nations, in particular Africa, recently visited by the Pope; an explicit request to allow ethics ...
Pope Impressed by Sense of the Sacred in Africa
Vatican Information Service
3/25/2009
I felt they saw in the Pope the personification of the fact that we are the children and the family of God. VATICAN CITY, (VIS) - During his return to Rome, following his apostolic visit to Cameroon and Angola, Benedict XVI again made remarks to journalists accompanying him on the flight.
The ...
Pope's Farewell to Africa
Asia News
3/24/2009
May violence never prevail over dialogue, nor fear and discouragement over trust, nor rancour over fraternal love. LUANDA (AsiaNews) – Solidarity is the “first challenge to overcome”, that is solidarity among generations, nations and continents, “which should lead to an ever more equitable sharing ...
Pope: God's Love Triumphs Over War and Sin
Zenit News Agency
3/24/2009
God is calling us to acknowledge the power of his presence within us, to take as our own the gift of his love and forgiveness, and to become messengers of that merciful love within our families and communities, at school and in the workplace, in every sector of social and political life. LUANDA, ...
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