Elizabeth Muturi, center, dances during an Aug. 11, 2019, Swahili Mass at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Edmonton, Alberta. Muturi, who grew up attending Mass in Kenya, said the sights and sounds of ...

Anna Gitau reads from the lectern during a Catholic Mass in the Swahili language at St. Ann’s Church in Spokane on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. The Swahili Mass is held once a month. Immigrants can have ...

APPLETON, Wisconsin — There’s nothing like going to Mass celebrated in your own language. But for many new arrivals to the United States, English is not their first language. When Pope Francis ...

What: St. Ann's Catholic Church offers Mass in the Swahili language. When: 11 a.m. every first Sunday of every month. Where: 2116 E. First Ave., Spokane. Immigrants can have difficulties with language ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X POTTSVILLE – The Encyclopedia Brittanica estimates that Swahili, a Bantu language originating in ...

July 7 is World Kiswahili Language Day, a celebration of the first African language to be designated among the United Nations Language Days. Music has been a powerful tool for promoting Kiswahili ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Catholic church in North Knoxville is trying to make sure as many people as possible have a chance to participate in Mass by offering service in Swahili. According to the Diocese ...

As the sound of drums, tambourines and Swahili hymns reverberated through St. Andrew's Church, Elizabeth Muturi and fellow parishioners swayed their arms and hips, dancing down the aisle with the Book ...

There's nothing like going to Mass celebrated in your own language. But for many new arrivals to the United States, English is not their first language. When Pope Francis launched a consultation ...