Middle East - Africa News
Iraq gathering aimed to honor Mary, empower women
Iraqi women rebuilding their lives after ISIS occupation were invited to a three-day gathering aimed, according to organizers, at empowering... Read more
In South Sudan, Catholic hospital to receive new surgical, maternity units
The Catholic Medical Mission Board is adding a new surgical unit and a blood bank to a hospital in South... Read more
As bishops say he's 'failed,' Nigeria's president meets with Trump
In a meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House Monday, President Donald Trump expressed his concern about... Read more
Nigerian herdsmen kill 19 in Catholic church attack
At least 19 people, including two priests, were killed on Tuesday when nomadic cattle farmers in central Nigeria opened fire... Read more
Nigerian priest liberated after four days in captivity
Fr. Edwin Omoregbe, who had been kidnapped last week in Nigeria's Edo state, was released on Sunday. Read more
Film shows Salesians' work to rescue girls from prostitution in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, Salesian missionaries are working to extract girls working as prostitutes from their lifestyle, providing them with shelter... Read more
Syrian patriarchs condemn 'unjust aggression' of Friday allied airstrikes, ask for prayers
The airstrikes carried out by the United States, the United Kingdom and France against Syria on Friday constituted “unjust” and... Read more
How hospitals are targeted in the Syrian civil war
Hospitals have become military targets in Syria, making it difficult to provide aid to victims of the country’s civil war,... Read more
To save Christian teen from Boko Haram, Nigerian president promises quiet action
With 15-year-old Leah Sharibu still in captivity under the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram for not renouncing her Christian faith,... Read more
As US mulls Syria airstrikes, Francis calls for peace
As President Trump considers airstrikes in Syria in response to a chemical attack that killed dozens of people, including women... Read more
Algerian martyrs to be beatified in Oran this year
The Algerian government has approved the holding of a beatification Mass in Oran for seven French Trappist monks who were... Read more
As Palestinian Christians flee Gaza, priest expresses grave concern
In the past six years the number of Christians in the Gaza Strip has plummeted from 4,500 to just 1,000,... Read more
Priest killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, another freed
Armed men burst into a church meeting room in the North Kivu region April 8 in the Democratic Republic of... Read more
Africans stand for life in UN battles over reproductive health
African Catholics remained concerned about a push from Western leaders to promote abortion and contraception in Africa in the name... Read more
Pope prays for peace amid escalating violence in Gaza
At least eight Palestinians were killed and hundreds more injured by Israeli military forces last week, during the second week... Read more
Bishop calls for prayers after kidnapping of DRC priest
The bishop of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is urging the faithful to pray for a priest... Read more
The Syria visited by Pope John Paul II, and Syria today
When Pope Saint John Paul II visited Syria in 2001, he called on Christians to remember Syria’s “magnificent contribution” to... Read more
South African bishops offer condolences for anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela
The bishops of South Africa offered their sympathy Tuesday for the death of the controversial anti-apartheid activist and politician Winnie... Read more
For Christians in Syria, Holy Week is a time for renewing faith
Christians in Syria have suffered greatly in recent years. Between the Syrian civil war and ISIS occupation, many have lost... Read more
In South Sudan, 'the body of Christ is bleeding,' bishop says
On Friday an ecumenical delegation from South Sudan met privately with Pope Francis and again invited him to visit the... Read more
