Methodist Archbishop Michael Kehinde Stephen of Ibadan, Nigeria has appealed to Christian and Muslim leaders worldwide to act together in the face of extremist violence that threatens to divide Nigerians along religious lines.

Prison service should help prisoners make choices that will make a difference

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams has praised the Prison Radio Association at HMP Brixton as a “wonderful idea”.

He visited the radio station on 20th January 2012 and gave an interview for broadcast. The Archbishop described the radio as something which “gives people the chance to open up their relationships and possibilities” and as “a great gift.”

Imams at British mosques have let down a generation of young Muslims by failing to reach young people who sometimes end up in prison, Ibrahim Mogra, chair of the mosque and community affairs committee of the Muslim Council of Britain, said.

Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Fr. John Oballa Owaa the Bishop of Ngong in Kenya.

The Bishop-elect is the Rector and Professor of St. Thomas Aquinas National Major Seminary in Nairobi.

Fr. Oballa was born on 28th August 1958. He hails from Ahero Parish in the Archdiocese of Kisumu.