In the shadow of the cross

Priests hold Sunday mass inside a Lutheran church burnt during post-election violence in Nairobi’s Kibera slum. In recent weeks, Kenyan churches have helped provide humanitarian assistance for hundreds of thousands of people displaced after violent unrest erupted in parts of the East African country following a disputed election on Dec. 27. “We are appealing to our churches to donate food, clothes and other essential supplies and gather them in their respective parishes,” said Anglican Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi. Please see p. 10.