Middle East - Africa News
Top U.S. political satirist draws attention to plight of Christians in Nigeria
Political satirist Bill Maher, who has often been a vocal critic of Christianity, recently called attention to the persecution of... Read more
There is a strategy to annihilate all Christians and Islamize Nigeria, expert says
Criminologist and researcher Emeka Umeagbalasi has spent 30 years denouncing human rights violations in his country and is clear that... Read more
Christian leaders in Zimbabwe urge debt cancellation to alleviate economic burden
Zimbabwe is struggling with an $8.3 billion debt (in U.S. dollars), which blocks access to affordable international financing and slows... Read more
From Ohio to Erbil: Student missionaries help revive Catholic education in Iraq
Franciscan University’s St. Thomas Mission blends teaching, faith, and service in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Read more
Christian persecution in Nigeria: 1,200 churches destroyed annually, hundreds killed
Violence against Catholic priests and members of other Christian groups in Nigeria continues to increase, especially in the eastern part... Read more
Gaza’s only Catholic priest: ‘For mercy’s sake stop this war and stop killing people’
The only parish priest in Gaza, Father Gabriel Romanelli, pleaded in a video posted Sept. 23 for an end to... Read more
Catholic priest killed in ‘senseless act of violence’ in Nigeria
Father Matthew Eya was shot on Sept. 19 while returning to his parish after a pastoral assignment, according to Diocese... Read more
Angola’s Catholic men urged to ‘strengthen families, be examples of integrity’
Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins has urged members of the Catholic Men Organization in Angola to be involved in the fight... Read more
Gaza churches provide shelter and hope amid escalating conflict
Amid military esclation, Holy Family Catholic Church in the al-Zeitoun neighborhood of southern Gaza has become both a spiritual center... Read more
Gunmen on motorbikes kill 22 at baptism ceremony in Niger amid rising violence
Multiple media reports indicate that the Sept. 15 attack happened in a region near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist... Read more
Kenyan bishop lauds courage of seminarians choosing dangerous missionary work
Bishop John Oballa Owaa lauded nine young members of the Mill Hill Missionaries congregation for not allowing anything to stand... Read more
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem forgives school debt of all diocesan families
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has decided to forgive the school debts of all families in the diocese for the... Read more
Nigeria bishops’ conference president: Country now full of ‘fear, flight, and funerals’
Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, said Nigerians are grappling with the many effects... Read more
4 Carmelite religious sisters, driver killed in crash in Tanzania
Members of the Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus in Tanzania are among five people who lost... Read more
Hundreds of Italian priests condemn what they say is ‘genocide’ happening in Gaza
More than 550 priests from 21 countries have united to “support Christian communities in the Holy Land and denounce every... Read more
Death of Melkite Catholic in Syrian prison sparks debate over security abuses
The death of Milad Farakh, a member of the Melkite Greek Catholic community from the village of Kafra in Syria’s... Read more
Bishop advocates for a ‘two-state solution’ to achieve peace in the Middle East
In response to Israel’s airstrike against Hamas in Qatar, Auxiliary Bishop Iyad Twal advocated for a two-state solution to the... Read more
Mozambique Church leaders decry silence after mosques built on land taken from Church
In a report by the pontifical and charity foundation Aid to the Church in Need International, Church leaders say mosques... Read more
‘I don’t have a village anymore’: Priest decries insecurity, persecution in Nigeria
The superior general of the Via Christi Society in Nigeria has decried the state of insecurity in his native Makurdi... Read more
Pope Leo XIV creates ‘new’ China diocese amid diocesan border dispute with Beijing
Pope Leo XIV has created a new Catholic diocese in northern China with the same name as one established decades... Read more
