Middle East - Africa News
Cardinal Bertone urges respect for Christians in Egypt
After recent anti-Christian attacks in Egypt, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, called for the country to appreciate... Read more
Site of Christ's baptism preserves birthplace of Christianity, says caretaker
In an interview with CNA, Rustom Mkhjian, the assistant commission director at the site of Jesus' baptism, encouraged Christians to... Read more
Twenty Ugandan priests form breakaway sect of married clerics
Twenty priests in Uganda have formed a breakaway sect which does not require celibacy. The priests, who are either married... Read more
Holy See-Israel commission has ‘cordial’ and ‘useful’ meeting
Delegates from the Holy See and Israel met for a "working level" meeting this week to continue negotiations concerning the... Read more
Prayers being offered for murdered Coptic Christians
In the wake of the drive-by shooting and killing of several Coptic Christians and a police officer, Cardinal Walter Kasper,... Read more
Coptic Christians clash with police after Christmas Mass shootings in Egypt
The killing of seven in a drive-by shooting that targeted Egyptian Coptic Christians leaving a Christmas Eve midnight Mass has... Read more
Delegates to Holy Land Coordination to meet in Jerusalem
The Holy Land Coordination, an annual event intended to advance work and solidarity with the local Christian community, will meet... Read more
Pakistani archbishop praises Christmas security measures
Following a year in which Christians in Pakistan were attacked by extremist Muslims, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference... Read more
Archbishop urges reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, renewed his call for reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians during the Mass... Read more
Slain Irish missionary priest remembered in Kenya
The memorial Mass for Fr. Jerry Roche, an Irish priest slain by burglars in Kenya, was held on Thursday. The... Read more
Church to celebrate feast of first martyr
On Saturday, December 26, the universal church will commemorate the death of St. Stephen, the first man to give his... Read more
Nuncio demands quick intervention following anti-Christian attacks in Iraq
Archbishop Francis Chullikat, the Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan, has demanded the immediate intervention by Iraqi leaders to “guarantee... Read more
Caritas Jerusalem assists 10,000 families in Gaza Strip
Since January of this year, Caritas Jerusalem has worked untiringly to assist more than 10,000 families in the Gaza Strip,... Read more
Iraqi Christians fear more attacks after two church bombings in Mosul
As Iraqi Christians prepare for Christmas, bombs have caused explosions at two Christian churches on Tuesday. More attacks are feared. Read more
French priest killed in South Africa
The Bishops’ Conference of South Africa and the South African police announced this week that French missionary priest, Father Louis... Read more
Office of Chaldean patriarch hit by brutal attacks in Iraq
Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad revealed yesterday that the offices of the Chaldean Patriarchate in the Iraqi capital were... Read more
Priest and nun killed in ‘act of barbarism’ in Congo
In what the local vicar general called acts of “barbarism,” a priest and a nun have been killed in two... Read more
Religious sisters to distribute Christmas parcels in impoverished northern Iraq
Chaldean Catholic religious sisters will distribute Christmas food parcels to impoverished people in the northern Iraq town of Zakho near... Read more
Kenyan conference calls for urgent methods of AIDS prevention
Participants at the Fifth Pan-African Youth Alive Education for Life Conference have called for urgent programs which address behavior change... Read more
African bishops send World AIDS Day message: 'the Church is second to none in facing HIV in Africa'
In light of World AIDS Day, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) released a statement in... Read more
