Middle East - Africa News
2006 World Meeting of Families still having an impact in Africa
Several African dioceses are organizing congresses in which families that participated in the 5th World Meeting of Families in Valencia... Read more
Magazine for Christians in Muslim countries launched with U.N. panel discussion
The publication of an international journal in the United States to support small Christian communities living in predominantly Muslim countries... Read more
Pope calls for peace in Lebanon and Gaza
After praying the Angelus with thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square, the Pope launched an appeal for peace... Read more
Sudanese authorities “not serious” about peace plan, Bishop says
Speaking this week to representatives of Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Daniel Kur Adwok, Auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum... Read more
African bishops take a look back and set plan for the future at evangelization congress
In preparation for a second Synod of Africa, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) held a... Read more
Religious persecution growing worldwide, watchdogs say
Religious rights group have underlined that religious persecution is on the rise worldwide and especially in Islamic countries. On Religious... Read more
No vote, no communion, says Catholic bishop
A Catholic Bishop in Nigeria is attempting to emphasize the importance of civic duties by has instructing parishioners to show... Read more
Missionary Priest praises charity’s work in Angola
Preaching recently at a Mass in his native Chile, Father Luis Brevis praised the work Catholic organization, Aid to the... Read more
Israeli government to install emergency exit in Church of the Holy Sepulcher
The Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, the Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Yaacov Edri, have announced that the government will... Read more
Somali bishop questions prudence of US air strikes
A Catholic bishop is calling for prudence after a U.S. air strike on Monday and for the international community to... Read more
Sudanese Bishop credits Catholic charity with strengthening archdiocese
An Auxiliary Bishop for the Sudanese Archdiocese of Khartoum has credited Catholic charity organization Aid to the Church in Need... Read more
Maronite patriarch in talks with Lebanon’s political leaders
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir has had several meetings with political meetings recently, urging them to resolve the current political crisis... Read more
Turkish bishops hope papal visit will help Iraqi refugee situation
The Chaldean and Syrian Catholic bishops of Turkey, Bishop Francois Yakan and Bishop Yusuf Sag, said this week they are... Read more
Newly discovered church believed to have housed Ark of the Covenant
Archaeologists claim to have uncovered one of the world's first churches, built on a site believed to have once housed... Read more
Bartholomew I: Pope’s visit will have “incalculable value” for “reconciliation process”
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, said last week he is “convinced” that Benedict XVI’s visit to Turkey, in... Read more
Holy Father says meeting with Armenian patriarch a sign of hope for Christian unity
After a day which began with the solemn celebration of the Feast of St. Andrew with the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch... Read more
Pope says Church in Turkey asks to live with the freedom to reveal Christ
On the last day of his Apostolic voyage to Turkey, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass for the country’s Catholic community,... Read more
Turks surprised by Pope, says bishops’ spokesman
The spokesman for the Bishops’ Conference of Turkey, Msgr. Georges Marovitch, said Turks have been surprised by the Holy Father’s... Read more
Kidnapped Iraqi priest released
Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad has announced the release of Father Douglas Al Bazi, who was kidnapped recently by... Read more
Pope Benedict visits Hagia Sofia and becomes second Pope to enter a mosque
On the third day of his pastoral visit to Turkey, Pope Benedict XVI visited the historic Cathedral-turned-museum Hagia Sofia, one... Read more
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