Catholic bishops in Kenya are demanding a full investigation into the suspicious deaths of two priests within days of each other, calling the incidents deeply disturbing. On May 22, Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett was shot dead after celebrating Mass in Kenya’s volatile Kerio Valley.
Four delegates returned from a visit with a sister parish in Migori, Kenya, with stories of joy and gratitude.
As Kenya mourned the 21 young boys killed in a school dormitory fire Sept. 6 in Kieni, Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri said the church was heartbroken and urged Christians to stay close to the affected families.
The bishops spoke June 25 moments after mostly young protesters overwhelmed riot police and stormed parliament buildings, where legislators had just passed a finance bill.
As a South Sudanese bishop planned a memorial Mass for a priest and driver who went missing in late April, he demanded the authorities find the men dead or alive.
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