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The Bishop of Nakuru Diocese in Kenya, Maurice Muhatia Makumba, has called on heads of Catholic Private Education Institutions to eradicate bullying and abuse in schools.“In contemporary Kenya, we have been witnessing a culture that seems to condone and perpetuate the abuse of pupils and students by peers or adults such as, bullying, corporal punishment, sexual abuse and harassment, sexual orgies, sexual perversions, violence, cultism, drugs and substance abuse,” stated Bishop Muhatia.“With effective leadership, educational institutions can prevent, detect and respond to such evils before they ruin our young people,” he said.The Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission for Education and Religious Education was speaking Tuesday during the opening ceremony of the 3rd Annual Conference for the Catholic Private Educational Institutions Associations (CAPEIA) at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi.The four-days confe...
Vatican City, Mar 7, 2017 / 08:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has chosen Msgr. Mark S. Rivituso, currently the archdiocese’s Vicar General, to be the next auxiliary bishop of St. Louis under Archbishop Robert J. Carlson.“I am profoundly touched by the confidence the Holy Father has placed in me,” he said in a statement March 7. “I have asked him to keep me in his prayers and I have assured him of my prayers, respect, and obedience.” “At the same time I am honored that I can in some way assist Archbishop Carlson in his pastoral service to the Archdiocese of St. Louis.”Rivituso, 55, was born in St. Louis Sept. 20, 1961, the sixth of eight children. As a child he had a close relationship with his grandmother, who was the influence behind his devotion to the Rosary, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the St. Louis Review reports.He told the paper that he had also been an alta...
IMAGE: CNS/L'Osservatore RomanoBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Humility is needed in order to recognize the voice of God in others,especially those who are perceived to be weak or subject to prejudice, aFranciscan friar told Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia during theirLenten retreat.Godnot only speaks through Jesus, but also speaks to him through Peter, who recognizesChrist as the Messiah "by revelation," Franciscan Father Giulio Michelini said March 6, according to Vatican Radio."DoI have the humility to listen to Peter? Do we have the humility to listen toone another, paying attention to prejudices that we certainly have, butattentive to receive that which God wants to say despite -- perhaps -- my closures?Do I listen to the voice of others, perhaps weak, or do I only listen to myvoice?" he asked.Thepope and top members of the Roman Curia attended their annual Lenten retreatMarch 5-10 at the Pauline Fathers' retreat center in Ariccia, 20 miles southeast o...
LONDON (AP) -- George Michael died of natural causes as the result of heart disease and a fatty liver, a British coroner said Tuesday....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Fewer overweight Americans have been trying to lose weight in recent years, and researchers wonder if fat acceptance could be among the reasons....
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A severe storm system pummeled parts of the Midwest overnight with tornadoes, huge hailstones and powerful winds, damaging nearly 500 buildings and injuring a dozen people in one Missouri city....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A jovial Donald Trump greeted the first wave of tourists to the White House since his inauguration Tuesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rod Rosenstein, the pick for the No. 2 position at the Justice Department, said Tuesday that he was not aware of any requirement that he recuse himself from a federal investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election....
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Casey Anthony knows that much of the world believes she killed her 2-year-old daughter, despite her acquittal. But nearly nine years later, she insists she doesn't know how the last hours of Caylee's life unfolded....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump and his administration's top health official praised the new House Republican health care legislation Tuesday as the GOP embarked on a drive to sell the proposal to rank-and-file lawmakers and the public....
