Middle East - Africa News
Light increase in number of pilgrims to Bethlehem for Christmas
According to the Fides News Agency in Rome, the number of pilgrims in Bethlehem has increased slightly this Christmas, but... Read more
'Gospel is not for sale': Ugandan Anglicans on gay ordination
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is not for sale. That was the firm and unmoveable response of the Anglican Church... Read more
Iraqi priest calls for the building of a new nation after capture of Saddam
Speaking with the Catholic news agency Fides, Fr. Nizar Semaan, a renowned priest of the diocese of Nineveh (Iraq), said... Read more
Iraqi bishop on Saddam’s capture: “Head of the serpent has been crushed”
In an interview given to the Catholic missionary Agency “Asia News,” Iraqi Bishop Rabban al Qas expressed his hope for... Read more
New Iraqi Patriarch concerned with Muslim fundamentalism
The new top Catholic leader of Iraq, Emmanuel III Delly, recently elected Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, expressed yesterday... Read more
Muslim fundamentalists attack Christian community in Iraq
The past week has seen numerous attacks by fundamentalist Muslims on Christians in Mosul in northern Iraq. “Last week a... Read more
Chaldean priest pleads for political order to keep Iraq from becoming another Palestine
Speaking to the Fides news agency, Father Denka H. Toma, Superior General of the Antonian Order of St. Ormizda of... Read more
Catholic Nurses In Africa Restate Opposition To Abortion
The Catholic Nurses Guild of Nigeria has vowed to continue to uphold the value of human life and oppose abortion... Read more
Catholics in Iraq Celebrate 25th Anniversary of John Paul II’s Pontificate
With prayer and thanksgiving the Catholic Church in Iraq celebrated with joy the 25th Anniversary of John Paul II’s pontificate. ... Read more
