Middle East - Africa News
Lawsuit filed against vocal critic of President Robert Mugabe, Archbishop Pius Ncube
The outspoken critic of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Archbishop Pius Ncube, is being taken to court for allegedly having an... Read more
Zimbabwean political crisis ‘threatens lives’ says Archbishop
As talks between Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the opposition resumed in South Africa this week, a leading cleric has warned... Read more
Iraqi archbishop demands government respect human rights
Speaking to the Italian news agency SIR, Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk (Iraq) said this week the situation of the... Read more
Priestly vocations continue to increase in Ugandan war zone
Despite the war-torn surroundings of nothern Uganda, priestly vocations continue to increase, said Fr. Cosmas Alule in an interview with... Read more
Archbishop says Britain could invade Zimbabwe
Britain would be justified to invade Zimbabwe to remove President Robert Mugabe, said Archbishop Pius Ncube, a leading Zimbabwean cleric.... Read more
First Lady speaks about role of faith-based organizations in Africa
First Lady Laura Bush promoted the role of faith-based organizations in combating disease in Africa as she launched an anti-malaria... Read more
Church in Mozambique organizes tithing campaign to overcome financial crisis
Archbishop Francisco Chimoio of Maputo told the local publication Magazine Independiente this week that the archdiocese has launched a tithing... Read more
Christians in Iraq continue to flee in face of killings, bombings
The release of eight kidnapped Christians on Friday was welcomed by Iraq’s Christian community. However, numerous other Christians continue to... Read more
Vatican announces Synod for Africa in 2009
According to a press release made public this morning Pope Benedict XVI has called a Second Special Assembly for Africa... Read more
Thousands of African parishes to get Catholic satellite radio
In an effort to reduce the digital divide separating the Church in Africa from the rest of the world, two... Read more
Catholic condemned to death for blasphemy tells of his trauma
Church and human rights bodies, including the Catholic bishops' National Commission for Justice and Peace and the All Pakistan Minorities... Read more
British archbishop encourages Christian community in Gaza Strip
In a letter to Msgr. Manuel Musallam of Holy Family Church in Gaza City, the vice president of the Bishops’... Read more
Priest says Christians in Iraq are dying out
The procurator of the Chaldean Patriarchate before the Holy See, Father Philip Najim, warned that the terrorist attacks, kidnappings and... Read more
Catholic convent desecrated, school ransacked in attacks in Gaza Strip
A school and convent belonging to the Gaza Strip's tiny Roman Catholic community were ransacked, burned and looted during clashes... Read more
Kenya to hold first national Catholic conference on HIV/AIDS
Kenya’s first-ever national Catholic conference on HIV/AIDS is scheduled for June 24-28 in Nairobi. Archbishop John Njue, chairman of the... Read more
Iraqi Bishop confirms liberation of Chaldean priest
A Chaldean priest, abducted by unknown gunmen in Baghdad, was freed this past Sunday according to the Missionary News Service... Read more
South African bishops call for speedy resolution in labor strike
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) is calling for the public servants strike in the country to be carried... Read more
Nuncio says election of Peres brings hope for peace between Israel and neighbors
Responding to news of the election of Shimon Peres as the new Israeli president, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Holy... Read more
Bishop of Baghdad reproaches West for “silence” in response to violence against Christians in Iraq
The Religious Information Service of the Church in Italy reported this week that Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad Shlemon Warduni scolded... Read more
Muslim extremists forcibly turn Catholic church into mosque
On the same day as Father Ragheed Ganni’s funeral, Muslim fundamentalists sent another message of hatred to Catholics, this time... Read more
