Middle East - Africa News
Iraqi archbishop denies kidnapped priests have been released
The Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, Basile Georges Casmoussa, has denied a report by the Aina news agency that four... Read more
Bishops endorse Christian-Muslim dialogue, provide guidelines for improvement
An association of various national bishops' conferences in western Africa has issued a communiqué encouraging Christian-Muslim dialogue as "the only... Read more
Website launched in memory of slain priest in Iraq
Father Rayan Atto, pastor of the Chaldean Catholic parish of Mar Qardagh in Erbil, announced this week a new website... Read more
Archbishop who opposed Mugabe now to focus on evangelization
Archbishop Pius Ncube, an African cleric who has outspokenly opposed the dictator of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, will now head pastoral... Read more
Prominent Christian murdered in Gaza
The small Christian community in the Gaza Strip has been shocked and frightened by the murder of a prominent Palestinian... Read more
Lone Christian theology school in Iraq begins new school year
The only Christian theology school in Iraq, Babel College, began its new school year in Ankawa this week with a... Read more
Tenuous Sudanese peace threatened
The town of Juba in the war-torn south of Sudan is a "time bomb" which "could explode at any time,... Read more
Pope mourns death of first archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia
Pope Benedict XVI sent a telegram last Friday expressing his condolences at the death of Cardinal Adam Kozlowiecki, a Jesuit... Read more
Patriarch denounces legal obstacles in Egypt that hamper the Church
During a recent visit to the headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), His Beatitude Antonios Naguib, the... Read more
African archbishop claims condoms were infected with AIDS
The head of the Catholic Church in African country of Mozambique is suspicious of the condom campaigns created to avoid... Read more
Christians in Middle East bridge between cultures, says expert
The director of the Al-Liqa Center for Inter-Religious Research of Bethlehem, Dr. Geries S. Khoury, said this week Christians in... Read more
Organization says persecution of Christians in Iraq continues
The Iraqi organization Christians in Need said this week that Christians in that country continue to suffer persecution. According to... Read more
Former Archbishop Ncube denies rumors he will run for president
The former archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Pius Ncube, said he will remain a human rights advocate and that he has... Read more
Columnist stirs controversy in Uganda by calling for legalization of abortion
A columnist for a Ugandan newspaper has called on the government of the East African country to ignore the Catholic... Read more
Lebanese bishop launches energetic call to halt destruction of country
Maronite Bishop Bechara Rai of Byblos (Lebanon) has strongly condemned the recent attack in Beirut that took the lives of... Read more
Zimbabwe -- ACN calls for prayers for the Church in Zimbabwe
The well-known pastoral charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), has requested that Catholics around the world unite in... Read more
Zimbabwean Bishops unsure why Archbishop Ncube resigned
It is still unclear to the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference as to why Pius Ncube stepped down as archbishop of... Read more
Vatican procurator says “real persecution” of Christians exists in Iraq
The Procurator of the Chaldean Church at the Holy See, Msgr. Philip Najim, said last week, “Nobody can deny that... Read more
Ugandan seminary seeks to expand
St. Paul's Seminary in Kinyamasika, Uganda, is in need of expansion to accommodate a boom in priestly vocations. Read more
Vatican declines early start for Cardinal Otunga’s cause
The Vatican refused a request by the Archdiocese of Nairobi for an early start in the cause of Cardinal Maurice... Read more
