Middle East - Africa News
South Sudan president: I was ‘almost trembling’ as Pope Francis begged me to make peace
In an unprecedented gesture last month, Pope Francis kissed the feet of several South Sudanese leaders, who were visiting the... Read more
Archbishop of Erbil: Is the US abandoning Christians at risk in Iraq?
Archbishop Bashar Warda, one of the leading voices on behalf of persecuted and displaced Christians in Iraq, released today an... Read more
Four more Burkina Faso Catholics killed in new attack
Just one day after six Catholics were murdered by gunmen in Burkina Faso, four more Catholics were shot and killed... Read more
Maronite patriarch emeritus dies at age 98
Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir, who served as the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1986 to 2011, died Sunday just days... Read more
South African bishops: New president must tackle corruption, poverty
In the wake of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s successful reelection bid last week, South Africa’s Catholic bishops are applauding the country’s... Read more
To promote peace, Ghana's chief Muslim cleric goes to Mass
As part of his efforts to increase interreligious peace, Ghana’s chief imam attended Easter Mass ahead of his 100th birthday... Read more
Gunmen kill six during Mass in Burkina Faso
A group of gunmen burned down a Catholic Church during Sunday Mass and killed at least six people, including a... Read more
EWTN to launch African news agency
EWTN Global Catholic Network announced Friday that it will launch a news service for the African continent. Read more
Death toll in DRC Ebola outbreak reaches 1,000
The Ebola outbreak that began last August in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has now claimed more than 1,000... Read more
Ceasefire called in Gaza as Vatican UN ambassador sees ‘glimmer of hope’
Over the weekend, approximately 700 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip. While the majority of the rocket fire was... Read more
In South Sudan, the 'Blue Sisters' bring hope to abused women
They were founded three decades ago in southern Sudan, and named the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But in... Read more
How the South Sudanese bishops are working to promote peace
The president of the Sudanese Bishops’ Conference said he believes peace in South Sudan is possible, but the process will... Read more
Catholic Relief Services aids cyclone-stricken nothern Mozambique
Catholic Relief Services is appealing for additional aid after Cyclone Kenneth struck northern Mozambique last week, the second such storm... Read more
Zimbabwean bishops reportedly approve beatification cause of lay missionary
The bishops' conference of Zimbabwe approved Wednesday the opening of the cause for canonization of John Bradburne, a lay missionary... Read more
Rwandan bishops apologize for letter urging pardon for genocide perpetrators
The Catholic bishops of Rwanda have apologized for calling for the release of old and ill prisoners convicted for crimes... Read more
Church in Syria suffers 'bleeding wound' of emigration
The number of Christians in Aleppo, Syria, fell dramatically during the civil war, from 180,000 before the war to 32,000... Read more
Killed in the Rwandan genocide, this couple is being considered for sainthood
The story of Cyprien and Daphrose Rugumba is a story of atheism and devout faith, of a strained marriage and... Read more
Iraqi archbishop longs for better times for his Church and his people
Archbishop Petros Mouche heads the Syriac-Catholic Archdiocese of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, which was captured by ISIS in the summer... Read more
Five years after priest's murder in Syria, Jesuits hope to introduce his cause
During a visit to Homs last week, the superior general of the Society of Jesus said that he would be... Read more
Netanyahu West Bank pledge could rule out ‘two-state solution’ in Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he will declare Israeli sovereignty over existing settlements in the West Bank... Read more
