Middle East - Africa News
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
Church, convent bombed in Iraq
On Thursday Nov. 26, St. Ephrem's Chaldean Church and the nearby presbytery in the Northern City of Mosul were destroyed... Read more
Anti-Christian attacks in Iraq part of brutal strategy, says archbishop
Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa of Mosul said last week that last Thursdya’s anti-Christian attacks in Iraq which destroyed a church... Read more
African dioceses assist Angolan refugees, appeal for help
In what is being called a “blatant act of revenge,” over 40,000 Angolan citizens have been expelled from the Democratic... Read more
Violent Muslim mobs attack Coptic Christians in Egypt
For several days massive mobs of Muslims have been attacking Coptic Christians in the Egyptian town of Farshoot 300 miles... Read more
Benedict XVI and Prime Minister of Kuwait discuss the promotion of peace
On Monday, Pope Benedict XVI received in audience Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait. The two heads... Read more
Pope approves new archbishop for beleaguered Archdiocese of Mosul
Catholics in the war-torn Archdiocese of Mosul, Iraq received good news on Friday when Pope Benedict approved Fr. Emil Shimoun... Read more
Catholic hospital in Bethlehem provides care for impoverished mothers
Less than half a mile from where Mary and Joseph found shelter to deliver the baby Jesus 2,000 years ago,... Read more
Synod Fathers draft final message on Church in Africa
As the Synod for Africa winds down, the hundreds of bishops in attendance voted on the final message to be... Read more
Sudanese bishop warns war could return as secession vote nears
A Sudanese bishop has warned that the country could return to war, with tensions apparently increasing. “Something is in the... Read more
Condoms promote promiscuity and lead to more HIV infections, says African bishop
During his remarks at the Synod of Bishops for Africa taking place at the Vatican, Bishop Joseph Shpandeni Shikongo of... Read more
