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Pope Leo Appoints Fr. Obed Muriungi Karobia, OFM Conv., as Auxiliary Bishop-elect of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi.

Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Chairperson of KCCB ,has issued a stern rebuke to Kenya’s political leadership, condemning the rising trend of public insults and calling for restraint, decorum, and dignity in national discourse. shorturl.at/fYRry

𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 Most Rev. Maurice Muhatia Makumba Chairman KCCB and Metropolitan Archbishop of Kisumu @CJPDKENYA

A Legacy Reborn: The Birth of the St. Joseph Allamano Foundation The establishment of the St. Joseph Allamano Foundation is, in many ways, a spiritual homecoming, an act of gratitude, responsibility, and faith. shorturl.at/bBvnW

The Consolata Missionaries’ Son: How Five Shillings Shaped Dr. Peter Munga’s Legacy shorturl.at/JqzEG

𝐀 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 100 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨’𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 shorturl.at/tjpet

The Consolata Media Center, publishers of The Seed Magazine and CISA News Africa, extends heartfelt congratulations to Rt. Rev. Vincent Ouma Odundo on his Episcopal Ordination as Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kisumu.

The Consolata Missionaries announce with deep sorrow the death of Rev. Fr. Angelo Riboli, IMC, which occurred on January 28, 2026, in Turin, Italy. Fr. Riboli was 74 years old, with 49 years of religious profession and 46 years of priestly ministry.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Rt. Rev. Dominic Kimengich, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, as the Coadjutor Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa

ZAMBIA: Life of Lusaka Archbishop Alick Banda in Danger, Warns ZCCB President Archbishop Ignatius Chama bit.ly/4q7sCHq

VATICAN: Pope Leo Erects Bariadi Diocese in Tanzania, Names Auxiliary Bishop of Arusha as Founding Bishop bit.ly/4prKnQv

𝐑𝐭. 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚, 𝐈𝐌𝐂, 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐮

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026. Warmest holiday wishes from all of us at the Consolata Media Center. 🎄🎄🎄

𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐨 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐝𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨, 𝐀𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐮 Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr. Vincent Ouma Odundo as Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu, assigning him the titular see of Giru di Marcello.

NIGERIA: Catholic Bishops Decry Spiraling Insecurity as Kidnappings Target Clergy and Schoolchildren shorturl.at/05ZSu

KENYA: Bishop Wallace Nganga Calls on Catholic Communicators to Reassert Church Identity in the Digital Age shorturl.at/s8p8B

VATICAN: Nigerian Msgr Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo Appointed Assessor for General Affairs at Vatican Secretariat of State shorturl.at/HkPbH

MALAWI: Religious Leaders Condemn High Court Abortion Ruling, Warn of “Moral and Spiritual Battle” shorturl.at/vrnw7

GHANA: Catholic Bishops Sound Alarm on National Peace, Justice and Galamsey Crisis in Damongo Communiqué shorturl.at/wGI5y

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒: 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚, 𝐑𝐭. 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢, 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 92 The first Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega, Rt. Rev. Philip Sulumeti, has passed away.