Nairobi school focuses on HIV/AIDS orphans
At St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School near Kenya's Kibera slum, every student has witnessed a family member succumb to AIDS.
NAIROBI, Kenya
Program helps aspiring African women theologians shed light on struggles, hopes
In August, theologians, some of them women religious, from across Africa gathered in Kenya's capital to talk about ethical issues.
Tutu urges Uganda to drop bid to jail gays and lesbians
Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday urged Uganda to scrap a controversial draft law that would send gays and lesbians to jail and, some say, put them at risk of the death penalty.
The Anti-Homosexuality Bill is expected to become law after Parliamentary Speaker Rebecca Kadaga offered it to Ugandans as a "Christmas gift." The bill is believed to exclude the death penalty clause after international pressure forced its removal, but gay rights activists say much of it is still horrendous.
Kenyan churches say herbs threaten HIV/AIDS patients
Church leaders are pressing the Kenyan government to scientifically test herbal medicines that are used by millions to manage and treat diseases, saying the nontraditional therapies could be putting patients' health at risk.
The leaders say HIV/AIDS patients and others suffering chronic conditions are widely using the medicines, whose efficacy is unknown.
African bishops speak openly of hard-hitting realities
The Nairobi gathering of theologians might have surprised anyone who expects Catholic bishops to dodge and weave when addressing the hard-hitting realities of the day.
Three times during the Aug. 21-23 event, which was focused on the themes of reconciliation, justice and peace, a bishop took the podium before the theologians.
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May 10-23, 2013
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