Middle East - Africa News
Proceeds of Vatican art project will go to children's hospital in CAR
Inspired by Pope Francis’ trip to Central African Republic in 2015, a children’s hospital in the country will receive a... Read more
Nigerian bishop: Evangelize through family, social media
For one Catholic bishop in Nigeria, social media and family life are two keys for evangelization and sharing the values... Read more
Ivory Coast bishops call for dialogue, prayer after mutinies
After two weeks of mutinies over pay by Ivory Coast's army and paramilitary, the nation's bishops are calling for open... Read more
Christians assess damage on Iraq's Nineveh plain, ravaged by ISIS
“I don't understand how people can harm each other so much,” sighs security guard Louis Petrus. Petrus recently returned to... Read more
'We must never become accustomed' to the Holy Land occupation
The 50 year-long of occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza by Israel must be at the attention... Read more
Don't give in to complacency, Nigerian archbishop warns
A prominent Nigerian archbishop last week advised his fellow clergy against a sense of complacency and security which ends up... Read more
Is a Christian pastor facing trumped-up charges in Sudan?
Charges have been dropped against one Christian pastor in Sudan, but another pastor could face execution for what his defenders... Read more
Egyptian cathedral restored after December bombing
The Egyptian army corps of engineers has completed the restoration of Saint Mark's Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, where a terrorist... Read more
In Egypt, Christians maintain trust in God amid sorrow
Coptic Catholic Bishop Kyrillos William of Assiut, Egypt, commenting on the Dec. 11, 2016 suicide bomber attack that killed 26... Read more
What Christians are finding as they return to the Nineveh Plain
As villages on Iraq’s Nineveh Plain are liberated from Islamic State forces, the Christians who lived there have returned, only... Read more
In Nigeria, Fulani herdsmen are new Islamist terror threat to Christians
Islamist violence and terrorism has killed more than 12,000 Christians in Nigeria, destroying some 2,000 churches. Boko Haram has perpetrated... Read more
Kidnapped priest appeals for Pope’s help
A Salesian priest kidnapped in Yemen on March 4 personally appealed for Pope Francis’ help in an unconfirmed video posted... Read more
Year of Mercy was especially needed in South Sudan, bishop notes
The Jubilee Year of Mercy was observed throughout the world but one bishop in South Sudan, suffering from war and... Read more
ISIS may be gone, but Mosul still faces a long winter ahead
Christians, Muslims and other victims of ISIS feel relief over the terrorist group being pushed back from the Nineveh Plain... Read more
Attack on Cairo's Coptic Orthodox cathedral kills 25
At least 25 persons were killed Sunday when a bomb exploded at a chapel attached to St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox... Read more
South Africa says assisted suicide will remain illegal
While countries around the world such as Canada, Germany and Japan have passed legislation to legalize physician assisted suicide, one... Read more
How one young Ethiopian made 300 Christian converts
A distant part of Ethiopia last week celebrated the baptisms of 300 adult catechumens, youth, and infants. Read more
How the Catholic Church could help the crisis in the DRC
In late September, Pope Francis met with the controversial president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila. Read more
Nigerian Catholics reflect on mercy: God never fails to forgive
As the Catholic Church’s Year of Mercy came to a close, a gathering of Nigerians took the time to reflect... Read more
In Syrian monastery, priest who escaped ISIS sees signs of hope
The fourth-century saint Mar Elian’s relics survived the Islamic State’s destruction of the Syrian monastery that bears his name, and... Read more
