Middle East - Africa News
Synod Fathers draft final message on Church in Africa
As the Synod for Africa winds down, the hundreds of bishops in attendance voted on the final message to be... Read more
Sudanese bishop warns war could return as secession vote nears
A Sudanese bishop has warned that the country could return to war, with tensions apparently increasing. “Something is in the... Read more
Condoms promote promiscuity and lead to more HIV infections, says African bishop
During his remarks at the Synod of Bishops for Africa taking place at the Vatican, Bishop Joseph Shpandeni Shikongo of... Read more
Spanish corporal killed in Afghanistan asked for Baptism before death
Corporal Cristo Ancor Cabello Santana, the latest Spanish soldier to die in Afghanistan, fulfilled his wish to be baptized before... Read more
Congolese hostage situation forces bishop to leave synod in Rome
A Congolese bishop participating in the Synod for Africa in Rome has had to return home after several of his... Read more
God, not Obama will bring peace to the Middle East, says Jordanian bishop
The Vicar of Jordan, Most Rev. Selim Sayegh, spoke to CNA in Amman last week about the tensions in the... Read more
Africa at risk of wave of colonization by liberalism, archbishop warns
Archbishop Joseph Tlhagale of Johannesburg, South Africa said this morning at the Synod for Africa that the continent faces a... Read more
Kidnapped Christian nurse killed in Iraq
On Saturday, October 3, a 55 year-old Christian nurse named Imad Elia Abdul Karim was kidnapped, and despite pleas by... Read more
African cardinal says anti-retroviral drugs better than condoms at fighting AIDS
The Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana has said that resources intended to fight HIV/AIDS should be directed towards anti-retroviral drugs... Read more
Five continents reflect on Synod for Africa theme in second session
The Synod for Africa commenced with its second full session on Monday afternoon, listening to how the synod's theme (The... Read more
Iraqi archbishop hopes Middle East synod will be ‘new Pentecost’
In advance of next year’s special synod for the Middle East, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Kirkuk Louis Sako has... Read more
Sudanese bishop asks for international aid in wake of guerilla attacks
Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, who ministers in a remote southern corner of Sudan, is calling for international aid to protect his... Read more
Synod for Church in the Middle East to be held Oct. 2010
The Holy Father met with the leaders of the Catholic Church in the Middle East on Saturday morning in Castel... Read more
Man framed with Koran desecration dies in police custody
The Catholic and Anglican bishops of Pakistan have written to the country’s president demanding an inquiry after a young Christian... Read more
Muslim mother frames daughter’s Christian boyfriend for blasphemy, violence ensues
A Friday outbreak of anti-Christian violence in Pakistan, which included the burning of a church, was reportedly sparked by a... Read more
Future of Christians in Holy Land is uncertain, Patriarch says
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, said recently that the future of Christians in the Holy Land is... Read more
Inquiry into beatification of Cardinal Otunga begins in Nairobi
The investigation into the possible beatification of the widely loved former Archbishop of Nairobi, Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga, has begun... Read more
Egyptian police arrest 150 Christians for 'interrupting' Ramadan fast
Police in the mostly Muslim country of Egypt have arrested at least 150 Christians over the past several days for... Read more
Christians in Iraq survive amidst fear and violence, bishop says
After the recent kidnapping of two Christians, one of whom was killed, Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad said Iraqi... Read more
Palestinian youth touched by hope thanks to Catholic charity
Although Bethlehem is partitioned from East Jerusalem by a 25-foot high Israeli wall, behind the massive concrete barrier there are... Read more
