Middle East - Africa News
Vacation Bible School is a light in darkness for Syrian children
For children growing up in Aleppo, Syria, life is anything but easy. In a city devastated civil war, bombings are... Read more
South Sudan's bishops encourage a way forward for war-torn nation
Reconciliation and work for the common good, not assumptions of perpetual doom, are necessary to overcome the problems facing South... Read more
Christians in Aleppo offer food to poor Muslims during Ramadan
Despite the war raging around them, Syriac Orthodox Christians in Aleppo have decided to provide food to poor Muslim families... Read more
Pakistan murder shows Christians not immune from 'honor killing' custom
A teenage Christian girl in Pakistan was reportedly killed by her own brother this week in a so-called “honor killing”... Read more
Is the situation in Nigeria about to get much worse?
Nigeria is a ticking time bomb, with violence and discrimination threatening to tear the country apart and spread its existing... Read more
As Ramadan begins, Chaldean patriarch prays for Iraqi Muslims
Iraqi Muslims celebrating Ramadan will have the prayers of Chaldean Catholics, Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako of Babylon has said. Read more
Stone-throwing attack on Catholics in Israel shows a 'culture of contempt'
Jewish youths’ stone-throwing attack on Catholics attending Mass in the Israeli city of Rehovot last month has drawn a rebuke... Read more
In Israel, public policy and unmet promises may put Christian schools at risk
The Israeli government's policies for Christian schools and unfair education budget cuts put them at risk of collapse, the Office... Read more
Iraqi refugee children make First Communion in Erbil camp
On Friday, the first of three rounds of displaced Iraqi children made their First Communion in a refugee camp in... Read more
This priest in Cameroon evangelizes through soccer
Father William Cañón is a Colombian missionary in Cameroon who transforms into a soccer coach every Sunday, helping to bring... Read more
With Albino killings on the rise, Malawi's bishops speak out
Amid increased violence against albinos in the southeastern African nation of Malawi, the bishops' justice and peace commission has condemned... Read more
Don't love concepts – love people, Pope Francis tells aid workers
Addressing a global summit on humanitarian aid, Pope Francis offered encouragement and a reminder – don’t ever forget that each... Read more
Nun attacked in South Sudan dies from gunshot wounds
A Slovak nun and medical doctor died Friday from gunshot wounds she suffered in an attack in Yei, South Sudan... Read more
The suffering of Syria's Christians taught him how to be a priest
Father Rodrigo Miranda is a priest from Chile. But it was in Syria, among the oppressed Christian community, that he... Read more
'I am a Kurd and a Jew': an interview with Iraq's Sherzad Mamsani
Terrorist attacks don’t phase Sherzad Omar Mamsani, even when an attack claimed one of his arms and left shrapnel throughout... Read more
Aleppo archbishop calls for solidarity with Christians in Syria
The future of Christianity in the Middle East remains uncertain, and it is critical that the international community remain engaged,... Read more
Iraqi Christians grateful, yet uneasy following foiled Islamic State attack
After Islamic State militants broke through Kurdish army forces Tuesday, killing one American and three Kurdish fighters, local Christians voiced... Read more
Fr. Tom still missing, but bishop hopeful about his release
Two months after being kidnapped in Yemen, Salesian priest Tom Uzhunnalil remains missing, although a bishop involved in his case... Read more
South African bishops rebuke government for spending billions on weapons
The Catholic bishops of South Africa have criticized the government for excessive weapons spending given the country’s major social problems. Read more
Nigerian bishop warns against embracing violence after attack by herdsmen
While the Diocese of Nsukka in southeastern Nigeria is still searching for answers following the massacre of dozens of Christians,... Read more
