Middle East - Africa News
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
British teacher faces blasphemy charges over "Muhammed" teddy bear
A teacher from England was thrown into a Sudanese jail on Monday after being arrested for insulting the Prophet Muhammed... Read more
Delegation from Holy See sent to Annapolis, hope expressed by leaders
The path to peace in the Middle East could take a fortuitous turn today as leaders from 40 different organizations... Read more
New Iraqi cardinal: "pray for us, pray for Iraq"
At a Mass at Saint Peter's Basilica on Saturday elevating twenty-three clerics to the cardinalate, Pope Benedict XVI created the... Read more
Bishop of Arabia responds to Muslim scholars' letter
The Catholic Bishop of Arabia has published an article examining the call to dialogue made by 138 Muslim scholars in... Read more
African and European bishops denounce “new slaveries” that plague Africa
In a press release issued Tuesday, the bishops of Africa and Europe have called for more attention to be paid... Read more
Pope appeals for peaceful solution to crisis in Somalia
"Distressing news is reaching us, concerning the precarious humanitarian situation in Somalia,” Pope Benedict said today following his general audience... Read more
Iraqi Christians unable to return due to violence
Father Zacaria Sulaqa of Basora said this week the Christian community in his region “has almost disappeared. Of the nearly... Read more
U.S. Bishops’ International Policy Chairman speaks about Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In an exclusive interview with CNA earlier this week, Bishop Thomas Wenski took time to explain why the Bishop’s Conference... Read more
Future cardinal asks Iraqi president to guarantee teaching of Christian religion in schools
The director of cultural affairs of the Patriarchate of Babylonia of the Chaldeans and the rector of Babel College, Auxiliary... Read more
Eritrea’s record on religious freedom one of the worst
The expulsion of 14 Catholic missionaries from Eritrea two days ago is part of a plan of the Maoist dictatorship... Read more
U.S. Bishops support "responsible transition" in Iraq
The U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference on Tuesday released a statement calling for a responsible transition of power in Iraq in... Read more
Holy See delegation to UN endorses two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the apostolic nuncio heading the Holy See's Permanent Observer mission to the United Nations, endorsed a two-state... Read more
Priests and religions in Israel continue facing obstacles to obtain visas
Despite promises from the government, priests and religious who serve or should serve in Israel continue to face many obstacles... Read more
More than half of Christians have fled Iraq since 2003
The Latin Rite Archbishop of Baghdad, Jean Benjamin Seleiman, said this week that of 700,000 Christians who were living in... Read more
Christians would be main victims of attack by Turkey in northern Iraq
Chaldean Catholic Bishop Mer Patros said this week a possible incursion into the northern Iraq by Turkish forces in to... Read more
Future cardinals thank Holy Father for remembering Africa
Archbishops Theodore Adrien Sarr of Dakar (Senegal) and John Njue of Nairobi (Kenya) thanked Pope Benedict XVI for naming them... Read more
Do not become attracted by a permissive consumer society, Pope Benedict warns people of Gabon
Today the Holy Father received the bishops from the central African country of Gabon as they completed their "ad limina"... Read more
Denmark grants asylum to Christian singer fleeing oppression and torture
An Eritrean Christian gospel singer who faced torture and unjust imprisonment in her homeland has been granted asylum in Denmark,... Read more
Abducted Iraqi Priests freed, details about release still vague
Two Catholic priests kidnapped more than a week ago in Mosul have been released and are in good health, the... Read more
