Middle East - Africa News
Catholic leader outlines vision for Lebanon as the ‘Switzerland of the East’
Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch issued a memorandum Monday outlining a vision for the restoration of the country’s neutral status as the... Read more
Nuncio supports Catholic archbishop denounced by Zimbabwe official
The Pope’s representative in Zimbabwe has expressed solidarity with a Catholic archbishop after he was harshly criticized by a government... Read more
Christian advocacy group hails Israel-Emirates deal
An advocacy group for Christians and other religious minorities living in the Middle East has praised an agreement between Israel... Read more
Mauritius oil spill: Catholic cardinal says local villages are suffering
After a damaged ship leaked more than 1,000 tons of oil off the coast of Mauritius, the Bishop of Port-Louis... Read more
Cardinal says Lebanon leaders should resign after Beirut blast
Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic patriarch called for the resignation of the entire Lebanese government Sunday, following the devastating explosion in Beirut last... Read more
Catholic groups aid recovery after Beirut explosion
Following an explosion that killed more than 150 people in Beirut, international Catholic groups have responded by providing health services... Read more
Aid to the Church in Need sending 250,000 euro in food aid to Lebanon
International Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced an emergency 250,000 euro food aid package for... Read more
Togolese bishop, supportive of political reform, targeted by spyware
Researchers based at the University of Toronto announced Monday that Bishop Benoît Alowonou of Kpalimé was among six targets of... Read more
Lebanese cardinal: ‘The Church has a great duty’ after Beirut explosion
A Lebanese cardinal has called on charities around the world to help Beirut's families “heal their wounds and restore their homes.” Read more
Maronite Catholic priest concerned by potential shortages after Beirut blast
A Maronite priest from Lebanon has expressed concern that the country may face food shortages in the wake of Tuesday’s... Read more
How Natural Family Planning is spreading in West Africa
In countries throughout Western Africa, the most common religions are Islam and Catholicism. Both of these religions reject the use... Read more
Syrian government to build replica of Hagia Sophia
The government of Syria plans to build a replica of Hagia Sophia, with support from Russia, as a protest against... Read more
This nun aims to get Ghana's children off the streets, and into school
Child laborers in Ghana work in hard, dangerous jobs, for practically no pay. Sister Anthonia Orji goes out to the... Read more
'Beyond reprehensible': Christian aid workers executed in Nigeria
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released a statement on Tuesday condemning the execution of five aid workers... Read more
Patriarchs meet in Lebanon to discuss political neutrality amid crisis
As Lebanon reels from an economic crisis, Catholic patriarchs met Thursday and reaffirmed the importance of the country’s neutrality in... Read more
Churches burned, people beheaded in Mozambique’s escalating extremist violence
A Catholic bishop has deplored the world’s indifference to escalating extremist violence in northern Mozambique, where multiple churches have been... Read more
Israeli forces remove 6th-century baptismal font from Palestinian town
Israeli forces on July 20 carried out an operation to retrieve a Byzantine-era baptisimal font that they said was stolen... Read more
Catholic cathedral in Syria that survived missile attacks reopens after restoration
A Catholic cathedral that was repeatedly struck by missiles amid the Syrian civil war was due to reopen Monday following... Read more
South Sudan's tribes can power peace efforts, Catholic priest says
After a violent incident between South Sudanese tribal members in a previously peaceful refugee camp in Uganda, a local priest... Read more
New Ebola outbreak in DRC prompts Catholic aid
Caritas Spain has announced that it will donate more than 23,000 euros – about $26,000 – to Caritas in the... Read more
