Middle East - Africa News
Pope's tree flourishes while others wither
In the Jubilee Year of 2000, Pope John Paul II made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land stopping at one... Read more
Despite pending talks, signs of peace in Zimbabwe doubted
Although President Robert Mugabe and opposition leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara signed an agreement to end the “polarization, divisions,... Read more
Self-control, not condoms, is best HIV preventer, South African cardinal says
Cardinal Wilifrid Fox Napier, the Archbishop of Durban, South Africa, told an Australian news program that a change in Catholic... Read more
International Criminal Court’s indictment of president has divided Sudan, bishop says
A Sudanese Catholic bishop has said that the International Criminal Court’s decision to indict Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir for genocide... Read more
Australia denies visas to Iraqi WYD pilgrims
The Australian government has denied visas to dozens of World Youth Day pilgrims from Iraq, citing concerns that participants will... Read more
King of Bahrain meets with Pope Benedict
While at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo this morning, Pope Benedict received the King of the Middle Eastern country... Read more
Scholars divided on interpretation of ‘Gabriel’s Revelation’ tablet
A tablet with messianic overtones reputedly from before the time of Christ has become a topic of debate in biblical... Read more
Despite Islamic extremism, Catholic outreach continues in Pakistan
Catholic evangelization, outreach initiatives and charitable work in Pakistan are continuing in the face of opposition from Muslim hard-liners and... Read more
Anglican traditionalists sidestep Archbishop of Canterbury
The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), a group of traditionalist Anglicans, released its final statement in Jerusalem on Sunday relegating... Read more
Pope Benedict considering trip to Africa in 2009
In an interview with the Italian newspaper Avvenire, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State, pointed out that Pope Benedict... Read more
Mugabe opponents denounce 'sham' election
Zimbabwe’s political opposition urged the international community to reject the results of Friday’s run-off presidential election in which President Robert... Read more
Conference preparing declaration on state of Anglican Communion
At a press conference on Thursday, Kenyan Anglican Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi gave an update on a statement assessing the state... Read more
Iraqi bishop warns of effort to empty Middle East of Christians
Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad warned this week that there is an effort underway “to rid the Middle East... Read more
Christians of Holy Land await “hour of resurrection” says new Jerusalem Patriarch
The new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, who was named to the post a few days ago by... Read more
Bishops of South Africa rebuke Mugabe’s role in election crisis
Following the withdrawal of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai from the country’s presidential race, the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa... Read more
Zimbabwe partially lifts NGO ban following international criticism
The government of Zimbabwe has partially lifted a policy banning non-government organizations (NGOs) from entering the country, relenting to humanitarian aid... Read more
Despite tribulations, the light of faith is alive in Iraqi Christians, British bishop says
In a Mass celebrated on June 16 at the Cathedral of Westminster, the president of the Committee on External Affairs... Read more
Fire destroys Catholic church in Egypt
Fire destroyed a Coptic Catholic church in the Egyptian town of Kafr el Sheij this week, coming just three weeks... Read more
Holy Father encourages Cameroonians to seek the ‘well-being of everyone’
Today at the Vatican, Benedict XVI received the Letters of Credence of Antoine Zanga, the new ambassador of Cameroon to... Read more
Baghdad Rendezvous
Twelve years ago, when our son, Mike, enlisted in the Marines right after his eighteenth birthday, I told him that... Read more
