On October 5, 2003, Italian-born Catholic lay woman Annalena Tonelli was killed in Borama, the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland, then a separatist region of Somalia.
Bishop Emeritus Paul Darmanin of the Order of the Friars Capuchin who died on July 25 at the age of 82 was laid to rest on August 3, 2023, with Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta describing him as a “disciple of the kingdom of heaven.”
As delegates of the Legion of Mary congregated in Nairobi to mark the 79th anniversary of Venerable Edel Quinn, Bishop George Muthaka challenged members of the association to emulate the life of the venerable by seeking to do the will of God despite obstacles that come their way.
He also urged parents to motivate their children to take up vocations especially those with a calling to a vocation to grow faith in the future maintaining that it is among the priorities forwarded to him by the Holy Father after his appointment
In an interview with CISA, Mr Solomon Komen Chesut, the Deputy County Commissioner for Garissa, said the operations comprised six sectors of on-duty police running from Friday, May 6, into Saturday, May 7, the day of the consecration.