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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 6, 2025 / 08:00 am Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Petition to Pope Leo XIV to remove German cardinal gains ...
Cheruiyot Bett was fatally shot by assailants while returning from Mass at his parish on May 22. Patriarch Younan meets Pope Leo XIV, calls for support of Middle East Christians ...
Senators have called for the formation of a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the killings of Catholic priests in the country following the recent deaths of Father Allois Bett and Father John ...
Eldoret (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic community mourns the loss of Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett, the 33-year-old Catholic priest who was shot dead on May 22 (see Fides, 23/5/2025) in the Tot area of ...
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has called for the gazettement of Kerio Valley as a "disturbed area" following the accelerating insecurity in the region. Speaking on Monday, June 2, during the burial ...
Police escort body of Fr Allois Bett in Eldoret./PHOTO:MATHEWS NDANYI Father Bett was serving at St Mulumba Church in Tot, Kerio Valley, when he was shot dead by bandits two weeks ago as he ...
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. While expressing condolences ...
But what I know is that darkness will not overcome the light. Father Bett might be gone, but his peace mission is still on cause,” said Father Rotich. Fr. Duncan Ruto (holding photograph) and other ...
The Kenya Conference of Catholic Churches (KCCB) is demanding inquiries into the recent untimely deaths of Reverend John Maina and Revered Alois Bett. In a statement, the bishops, led by… ...
Father John Maina Ndegwa, left, is seen in an undated photo. A parish priest of St. Louis Parish in Igwamiti in the Diocese of Nyahururu, he was killed May 15, 2025. Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett of ...