Susan Auma has known little rest since 2001, when her husband died, leaving her with two toddlers. Widowed at just 27, Auma found herself fighting to survive in her matrimonial home, where she was surrounded by hostility for refusing to be remarried. Auma’s tribulations started before the burial of her husband when her brothers-in-law instructed Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Catholic Church in Kenya’
Vatican Synod sparks hope for priestly celibacy and marriage change
Monday, October 30th, 2023
A young Kenyan clergyman hopes the question of priestly celibacy and marriage is answered in his favour during the synod of Catholic bishops in Rome. Rev. Edwin Githang’i Waiguru, a former Roman Catholic missionary, said marriage was a dream come true for him. On Sunday (October 22) Waiguru married a woman and was ordained in Read more
“Horror scenes” in Sudan could spill over
Monday, May 15th, 2023
The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya and South Sudan, Archbishop Hubertus Maria van Megen, describes “horror scenes” in Sudan during continuous fighting. He issued a stark warning at the end of Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka’s Consecration Mass. Unless the Sudan war is halted in time, the violence and horror scenes will “spill over” to neighbouring countries, Read more