Middle East - Africa News
19-year-old Catholic woman dies attempting to flee Gaza with her mother
The tragic death of Lara Al-Sayegh highlights the suffering of Gaza's dwindling Christian minority. Read more
World Central Kitchen resumes relief efforts, dedicates operation to slain Catholic worker
“We are restarting our operation with the same energy, dignity, and focus on feeding as many people as possible,” said... Read more
Democratic Republic of Congo bishops: Amid growth of Church ‘the Congolese state is dead’
Catholic bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced the insecurity and violence... Read more
Franciscans file petition to stop cable cars from passing over Holy Land Catholic cemetery
The Jerusalem Development Authority is exploring the opportunity to use the piece of land in the cemetery to place a... Read more
Most priests in Sierra Leone are sons of Muslims, bishop says
“Most priests are sons of Muslims. Why? Because of the schools,” explained Bishop Natale Paganelli, who was apostolic administrator in... Read more
Arsonists burn down homes of Egypt’s beleaguered Christians
Muslim extremists set on fire several homes of Christians in Minya, a province in southern Egypt, in a continuation of... Read more
A year after earthquake, Aleppo’s St. George Church rises again
The Melkite Greek Catholic community celebrated this week as the Church of St. George reopened its doors after undergoing restoration... Read more
‘I’m a witness to unspeakable suffering’: Ethiopia bishop wants peace pact implemented
Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin pleaded for the implementation of the Nov. 2, 2022, peace agreement in Pretoria, South Africa. Read more
Jesuit priest: Stories of Rwandan women ‘scarred by genocide’ must be told
According to Father Marcel Uwineza, telling the stories of the women gives a voice to the women who, he said,... Read more
Catechist kidnapped and murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa
According to Aid to the Church in Need, catechist Edouard Yougbare was kidnapped Thursday by “terrorists, and his lifeless body... Read more
As new altar is consecrated at destroyed Iraq church, former parishioner recalls ‘wonderful days’
Georgena Habbaba says her eyes filled with tears to see her childhood parish and school in Mosul, Iraq, reconstructed and... Read more
Christian leaders in Africa mark 30 years since Rwandan genocide
Members of the Africa Christian Professionals Forum expressed their solidarity with the people of Rwanda as they remember the 800,000... Read more
Catholics in Gaza are burying dead in Muslim cemeteries
Muslim cemeteries have opened to receive the bodies of Christians and give them a dignified burial. Read more
New York’s Cardinal Dolan ‘safe and secure’ after sheltering amid Iranian airstrikes
Cardinal Timothy Dolan was visiting Israel in his role as chair of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and was... Read more
Cardinal Sarah says contemporary Church is experiencing ‘temptation of atheism’
“We pretend to be Christian believers and men of faith; we celebrate religious rites, but in fact we live as... Read more
Cardinal Sako returns to Baghdad at invitation of Iraqi prime minister
Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, patriarch of the Chaldean Church, returned to Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, after being absent from... Read more
Kidnapped by ISIS, priest in Iraq recounts story of facing fear with faith
A Syriac Catholic priest in Mosul opens up about his nine-day kidnapping ordeal. Read more
Sudan civil war leaves no seminarians and almost no Catholic Church
The third Sudanese civil war has terribly affected the entire country but especially the local Catholic Church, according to Aid... Read more
Catholic bishops in Kenya urge government to address doctors strike
“Witnessing the misery of the sick,” Kenya’s bishops urge the government there to address an ongoing strike of doctors and... Read more
As hunger crisis unfolds in Ethiopia, global charity teams up with Catholic nuns to feed children
Mary’s Meals, which feeds almost 2.5 million children globally, has been partnering with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray since... Read more
