Middle East - Africa News
Catholic leaders in Kenya announce plan to battle AIDS scourge
Faced with the growing threat that some 1.27 million Kenyans are living with HIV, the Catholic Church in that country... Read more
Bishops say Catholics anxiously awaiting papal visit to Turkey
“The Church in Turkey awaits the encounter with Benedict XVI. We are preparing for the celebration in December, when the... Read more
Turkish man shoots at Italian consulate to protest Papal visit
A young man was arrested yesterday after firing three shots into the air in front of the Italian consulate in... Read more
Angolan bishop denounces violence and vandalism of groups who refuse to accept his authority
Bishop Filomeno do Nascimiento Vieira Dias of Cabinda, Angola, has issued a statement denounce the acts of violence and vandalism... Read more
Iraqi priest’s beheading linked with Pope’s comments re Islam, says family
Relatives of an Orthodox priest in Iraq, who was kidnapped and found beheaded three days later, said Thursday that his... Read more
Maronite Catholics: “Let Hezbollah go to Iran or Syria”
Although the conflict in Lebanon has ended, peace has yet returned for the inhabitants of a mostly Maronite Catholic town... Read more
Christians and Muslims can live together in peace, says bishop at funeral of slain Italian nun
The death of Sister Leonella Sgorbati, killed together with her Muslim bodyguard, Mohamed Mahamodu, who was a father of four,... Read more
John Paul II’s gunman warns Benedict not to travel to Turkey
The man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 has warned Pope Benedict XVI not to visit his predominantly... Read more
Nun shot in Somalia offered forgiveness with dying breath
The Consolata missionary sister who was shot dead by Islamic extremists in Mogadishu, Somalia, forgave her killers with her final... Read more
Pope’s trip to Turkey still on
According to parties on both sides, Pope Benedict XVI’s November trip to Turkey will continue as planned, despite violent reactions... Read more
Bishop says freedom of worship, but no freedom of religion in Cuba
Bishop Jose Siro Gonzalez of Pinar del Rio Cuba told a Spanish newspaper this week that freedom of worship, but... Read more
Maronite bishops criticize Hezbollah, sectarian politics
In a strongly worded statement, Lebanon's Maronite Catholic Bishops criticized Hezbollah and said the interest of political parties in the... Read more
Catholic Relief Services expands operations in Lebanon
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is expanding its operations in Lebanon with the opening today of a new national office in... Read more
Maronite archbishop urges Christians to remain in Lebanon
Archbishop Chucrallah Nabil Hage of Tyre in Lebanon is urging Maronite Catholics to keep up their strength and remain in... Read more
Maronite cardinal concerned about Christian exodus
Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, patriarch of the Maronite Church, is very concerned about the “progressive devastation” in Lebanon and “the growing... Read more
Lebanese Christians, Muslims ready to rebuild country, says cardinal
Christians and Muslims in Lebanon are ready to work together to rebuild their war-torn country, said Cardinal Roger Etchegaray just... Read more
Polish filmmaker: John Paul II was grateful media did not sensationalize his illness
Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi, who filmed a movie on John Paul II entitled, “From a Far Away Country,” said this... Read more
Salesians bringing hope to refugees in Lebanon
Amidst the continuing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, the Salesian houses in Lebanon at Al Fidar and El Houssoun are... Read more
Maronite archbishops tends to flock in hills of southern Lebanon
Archbishop Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage, Maronite Catholic Archbishop of Tyr, went into the hills of his war struck archdiocese yesterday, in search... Read more
Maronite bishops call for ceasefire, humanitarian corridors in Lebanon
Bishops in Lebanon called for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors, over the weekend, seeking the assistance... Read more
