Middle East - Africa News
More bomb attacks on Iraqi churches, severe material damage caused
Continuing a trend of attacks on Christian buildings, two car bombs exploded outside churches on Wednesday in the northern Iraq... Read more
Pakistan’s Catholics join Muslims in remembering Benazir Bhutto
Catholics in Pakistan joined their countrymen in grieving for Benazir Bhutto with a special Mass in Lahore on Sunday. Read more
Pope and Kenyan bishops pray for peace in election conflict
The Kenya Episcopal Conference denounced the many acts of political violence after the reaction to disputed results and allegations of... Read more
Attacks in Iraq were coordinated, claims archbishop
Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, the apostolic nuncio to Iraq and Jordan, denounced the yesterday’s attacks against seven churches and convents in... Read more
Latin Patriarch says Holy Land “cannot be exclusive for anyone”
In a pre-Christmas address on Wednesday, a high-ranking Catholic cleric in the Holy Land criticized Israel’s official identity as a... Read more
Suspect charged in Turkey priest stabbing, victim released from hospital
Father Adriano Franchini was released from a hospital Wednesday after treatment for wounds he suffered when he was attacked after... Read more
Father Lombardi says Catholic-Muslim dialogue worries fundamentalists
The Director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, said Monday the dialogue with the Muslim world desired... Read more
Zimbabwe bishops demand fair elections as Mugabe secures his position
Zimbabwe’s Catholic bishops have asked their government to ensure free and fair elections, SW Radio Africa reports. Read more
Muslim extremists attack Christian stores and church in southern Egypt
Thirteen businesses belonging to Christians, as well as the façade of a church, have been attacked by Muslim extremists during... Read more
Nuncio in Holy Land: Will exists for an agreement
After a meeting of the bilateral commission of Israel and the Holy See on December 12 and 13, which is... Read more
Priest stabbed in Turkey
A Catholic priest was stabbed in the stomach and hospitalized on Sunday, the Associated Press reports, adding to the numbers... Read more
General Hajj grieved over, Pope Benedict XVI sends his condolences
In pouring rain, hundreds of Lebanese mourned the passing of Major General Francois El Hajj as his casket proceeded into... Read more
Bethlehem grottos open extended hours to mark Franciscan anniversary
In order to celebrate the 660th anniversary of the presence of the Franciscans in the Holy Land, the Bethlehem grottos... Read more
Christians continuing exodus from Holy Land
Leaders from the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on Tuesday reported on their recent... Read more
Holy See and Israel close to bilateral agreement, says Israeli ambassador
The Holy See and Israel are “very close to a historic conclusion” to the Fundamental Accord signed in 1993 and... Read more
Catholic Navy chaplain shares story of Iraqi conversion
Recently, CNA had the opportunity to send a writer to the Anbar Province of Iraq to cover the experiences of a... Read more
Biblical wall discovered, archaeologists claim
A team of archaeologists in Jerusalem claims to have discovered part of a wall described in the book of Nehemiah. Read more
Protests against “Muhammed teddy bear” teacher break out, execution called for
"Shame, shame on the U.K.," thousands of armed Sudanese protestors shouted, as they spilled out of their mosques after their... Read more
Bishops satisfied by commitment to peace in the Holy Land
Two important Church officials, Cardinal Renato Martino and the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Michel Sabbah, have expressed their satisfaction at... Read more
Kenyan Archbishop Kirima dies
After a long-time battle with kidney problems, Archbishop Nicodemus Kirima of Nyeri, Kenya, died today in a Nairobi hospital at... Read more
