Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops

She was 16, he was a priest — and a man says he’s their son
- Associated Press, Church in Africa
- Oct 9, 2019
Africa has long lagged behind the United States, Europe and Australia in confronting the problem of priests having sex with children, given the church’s priorities here have focused on fighting poverty, conflict and traffickers who sell children off to war or work.
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Kenya wind farm welcomed, but indigenous wonder who benefits most
- Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
- Aug 13, 2019
As turbines turn on Africa’s largest wind farm on the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Catholic leaders welcomed the project as good for the environment and important for human development.
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Kenya Catholic bishops commit to protect children from abuses
- Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
- Nov 28, 2018
Kenyan bishops committed to safeguard and protect children from abuses and said the violence and evil directed at the minors and vulnerable people were signs of a morally sick society.
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Kenya’s president gives Church more control of religious schools
- Church in Africa
- Nov 20, 2018
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the country’s Education Ministry to ensure that churches take over the management of schools they built.
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In northeastern Kenya, Catholic priest finds, rescues vulnerable children
- Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
- Nov 1, 2018
As dawn breaks in this eastern Kenyan town, Father Francis Riwa and his team head to the streets to find and rescue vulnerable children. On an average day, they take three children to St. Rita Catholic Church, where his congregation has donated food, blankets, clothing and other items.
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Kenyan priests say terror attacks threaten Catholic churches
- Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
- Oct 24, 2018
As frequent terror attacks continue in northeastern Kenya, Catholic bishops and priests are warning that the acts are posing threats to missions and their work.
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