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Alarm in Kirinyaga as thieves target churches, steal sacramental wine, bread
29 Oct 2025 16:00 GMT
… with equipment, cash, and even sacramental wine and bread.
The latest incident … were reported to have consumed altar wine and eaten sacramental bread.
Concerned …
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After altar wine becomes popular in bars, Kenya’s Catholic bishops order proprietary brand
27 Oct 2025 22:17 GMT
… where it was labeled altar wine with a cross prominently … few years ago, the altar wine began appearing in supermarkets … the church’s demand for sacramental wine.
Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, … sacredness of the old altar wine was also compromised as …
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Kenyan Catholic Church Introduces New Altar Wine After Old Variety Was Sold In Local Shops
15 Oct 2025 03:56 GMT
The directive, announced on the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, brings an end to a period during which consecrated wine was found being served in bars, hotels, and supermarkets, according to BBC World.
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Kenyan Catholic Church Introduces New Altar Wine After Old Brand Appeared In Bars
13 Oct 2025 04:59 GMT
… launched a new altar wine brand after discovering the previous sacramental wine was being …
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Church Acts After Altar Wine Turns Bar Favourite In Kenya
12 Oct 2025 22:14 GMT
… replaced its long-used altar wine after it became a … now serve as the official sacramental wine for all Catholic churches … and distribution of the new altar wine to dioceses only. It … growing concerns that the previous altar wine, locally produced and easily …
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Church adopts new altar wine after previous one became popular in bars
13 Oct 2025 09:10 GMT
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Altar wine for Mass in Kenya now required to bear Catholic bishops’ ‘coat of arms’
12 Oct 2025 13:34 GMT
… announced that bottles containing the altar wine must bear the coat of … and sourcing for the new altar wine.
“It is important that you …
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Catholic Church in Kenya replaces altar wine after it became popular in bars
10 Oct 2025 20:53 GMT
… in Kenya has replaced its altar wine after the previous brand became … of the Eucharist.
The new sacramental wine, labeled Mass Wine, was introduced … faithful who said the old altar wine, produced by a local manufacturer …
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Catholic Church in Kenya Introduces Exclusive Altar Wine to Safeguard Eucharistic Sanctity
10 Oct 2025 19:08 GMT
… a new brand of altar wine, designated exclusively for use … of the previously used altar wine, which had become readily … character.
The issue of altar wine appearing in non-liturgical … regulate the use of altar wine demonstrate its commitment to …
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Kenya’s Catholic church replaces altar wine after local brands hit Nairobi bars
10 Oct 2025 18:03 GMT
… ’s use.
In Catholicism, altar wine (also called sacramental wine or communion wine) is … Christ”. Canon Law requires that altar wine be natural, made from grapes … cease using the locally manufactured altar wine.
Rollout begins in major dioceses …