Middle East - Africa News
There's room for newborn babies at Bethlehem's Catholic hospital
A half mile away from the Nativity Church, the Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem also strives to be a special... Read more
A 22 year-old Texan began a Catholic school for Uganda’s deaf children
Rannah Evetts had always wanted to go to Africa. She has no explanation for it, other than that God had... Read more
Pakistani province announces plan to protect religious minorities
A Pakistani official announced this week a new “Minorities Empowerment Package” and the creation of a task force to ensure... Read more
Indian sister: Rape claims against bishop went unheard by Church leaders
The religious sister who says she was serially raped by an Indian bishop claims she made a police report only... Read more
Nineteen Algerian martyrs beatified
Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions, who were martyred in Algeria between 1994 and 1996, were beatified Saturday during... Read more
Site of Baptism of the Lord nears reopening as landmines cleared
Churches at the site along the banks of the Jordan river where Jesus is believed to have been baptized could... Read more
Tanzanian cardinal: Reject ideological colonization through foreign aid
The Archbishop of Dar es Salaam has asked the government of Tanzania to reject any foreign aid that is conditioned... Read more
CAR bishops establish day of prayer for victims of violence
The bishops of the Central African Republic have set aside a day of mourning and a day of prayer for... Read more
‘Power is a service’ Congo archbishop tells candidates
The Archbishop of Kinshasa has urged politicians to preserve national unity and practice leadership as service ahead of upcoming elections... Read more
Priest killed by military gunfire in Cameroon
A priest serving in Cameroon has been killed by military gunfire, amid a military and political conflict that has rocked... Read more
Kenya bans Marie Stopes from performing, advertising abortions
Kenyan authorities have banned the international abortion group Marie Stopes from offering any form of abortions in the country. This... Read more
Jesuit priest killed in South Sudan
Fr. Victor-Luke Odhiambo, a Jesuit from Kenya, was shot and killed in South Sudan by unknown gunmen while at home... Read more
At least 42 dead in cathedral attack in Central African Republic
At least 42 people have died in an attack Thursday on the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Alindao, in... Read more
Religious sisters in Cameroon released one day after kidnapping
Three Franciscan sisters and 13 novices travelling from Bamenda to Shisong in Northwest Cameroon have been released, after they were... Read more
Algerian martyrs are models for the Church, archbishop says
Archbishop Paul Desfarges of Algiers has said that Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions, who were martyred in Algeria... Read more
Sudan Christians released after arrest, torture for converting from Islam
A group of 13 Christian converts in Darfur, Sudan was arrested and tortured last month for their faith, World Watch... Read more
A look at blasphemy laws around the world
While the world awaits the fate of Asia Bibi, who remains in hiding in Pakistan following the acquittal of her... Read more
Four kidnapped priests in southern Nigeria have been released
Four priests who were abducted in Nigeria's Edo state last week were released Friday night. Read more
Pope and Assyrian Patriarch: Blood of Middle East martyrs is ‘seed of Christian unity’
Pope Francis and the Assyrian Patriarch Mar Gewargis III have pledged ecumenical unity in support of persecuted Christians in the... Read more
Kidnapped students in Cameroon released
Seventy-eight students and a driver kidnapped from a Christian school in Cameroon were released late Tuesday. Read more
