Middle East - Africa News
Mideast Christians unite in prayer for abducted bishops
Orthodox and Catholic Christians in the Middle East gathered this week to pray for and appeal for the realease of... Read more
New academic post aims to renew Africa's political culture
Cardinal Robert Sarah, the president of Benin and officials from the Pontifical Lateran University presented a new chair whose goal... Read more
Nigerian bishops lament disunity among local Catholics
As the Catholics of the Diocese of Ahiara protested the appointment of a bishop from a nearby diocese as their... Read more
US bishops oppose re-routing of Israel-Palestine separation wall
The U.S. bishops have criticized an Israeli plan to re-route a separation wall through the Cremisan Valley in the West... Read more
Caritas official: Bombing of new Tanzanian parish surpasses other attacks
A top official with the charity Caritas Tanzania says a Sunday attack on a new Catholic parish was the first... Read more
Pastor's move to solitary confinement in Iran sparks worry
A U.S. citizen being held in an Iranian prison for his Christian activities has reportedly been moved to solitary confinement,... Read more
Kidnapped Syrian bishop in need of medicine
No news has emerged of the two kidnapped Orthodox bishops in Syria, more than a week since their disappearance, and... Read more
Pope responds to bishops' kidnapping with 'intense prayer'
Pope Francis is responding to the kidnapping of two Orthodox bishops in Syria with “intense prayer” for their health and... Read more
Egyptian police accused of siding with cathedral attackers
A media representative for Egypt's Catholic bishops echoed concerns that police sided with Islamic extremists who attacked a funeral service... Read more
Pope Francis assures Iran, Pakistan quake victims of prayers
Pope Francis is praying for the victims of the earthquake that killed 35 and injured 100 in Iran and Pakistan. Read more
Bishop warns of Church plundering in Central African Republic
In the midst of a conflict between the government of the Central African Republic and the rebel Séléka coalition, the... Read more
Egypt's Christians call for peace after attack on Orthodox cathedral
Christian leaders in Egypt appealed for calm after a mob attacked St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo on Sunday... Read more
Pope calls for end to Central African Republic violence
Pope Francis appealed for an “immediate halt to violence and looting” in the Central African Republic after a coup toppled... Read more
Good Friday stations pray for Christian unity in Middle East
A Syrian Christian who fled the fighting in his country believes that the Good Friday Stations of the Cross at... Read more
After two years of Syrian violence, religious sisters continue aid
While the world marks the second anniversary of demonstrations that began what is now the Syrian civil war, the Sisters... Read more
Patriarch urges protection for Iraq's fleeing Christians
Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, says greater security is needed for Christians in Iraq... Read more
Jailed Iranian pastor reports 'threatening' abuse
Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen sentenced to eight years in an Iranian prison, has spoken out about his... Read more
Tanzanian bishops stress peace as murdered priest laid to rest
The bishops of Tanzania called on the local people to work and pray for peace after the recent murder of... Read more
No suspects yet in Tanzanian killing of Catholic priest
According to Paolo Taffuri, the coordinator of Radio Maria Africa, officials in Tanzania have not yet found those responsible for... Read more
Vatican officials arrive in Jordan as refugee crisis continues
Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, is visiting Jordan to take stock of the serious refugee... Read more
