Intercession: prayers were said in churches across South Africa
on Easter Day for the former President, Nelson Mandela, aged 94,
who was in hospital being treated for pneumonia. Doctors have since
reported an improvement in his condition
Intercession: prayers were said in churches across South Africa
on Easter Day for the former President, Nelson Mandela, aged 94,
who was in hospital...
Armed attacks on Nigerian villages over Easter
CHRISTIAN Solidarity
Worldwide (CSW) reported on Tuesday that at least 19 people were
killed when armed members of the Fulani tribe attacked villages in
Southern Kaduna State, in Nigeria, over the Easter weekend. CSW
said that "well-armed men dressed in black" surrounded the villages
on Saturday "before launching an assault that continued into Easter
Sunday". It said that an unknown number of people were also injured
in the attacks, and an estimated 4000 were displaced. The CEO of
CSW-Nigeria, the Revd Yunusa Nmadu, called on "the relevant state
governments to provide urgent assistance to the injured and
displaced".
Ugandan bishop will not face charges
THE retired Assistant Bishop
of Kampala, Dr Zac Niringiye, who was arrested last month for
distributing newsletters seeking to expose corruption (
News, 15 February), is not to face charges. The Anglican
Communion News Service reported on 23 March that Dr Niringiye had
said that he was told by police on 18 March "that there was really
no case against me, and therefore [I] did not have to report any
more to the police".
Browse Church and Charity jobs on the Church Times jobsite