Middle East - Africa News
Syria’s Hidden Victims - Mary Sayegh
The Syrian civil war has led to one of the largest refugee crises of modern times, and presented unique problems... Read more
Togo bishops decry arrest of opposition leader
The bishops of Togo called for peace and respect for the rights of citizens after the violent arrest of an... Read more
Pandemic may revive Islamic State and hurt Iraq’s minorities, say NGOs
For Iraqi Christian and Yazidi communities still recovering from the trauma and destruction wreaked by the Islamic State, the coronavirus... Read more
Tabernacle desecrated during South African cathedral robbery
The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, South Africa, was vandalized on Saturday and the tabernacle desecrated. Read more
Priest arrested in Kenya for spreading coronavirus
A Catholic priest in Kenya has been charged with “negligently spreading an infectious disease” after authorities allege he did not comply... Read more
Jerusalem archbishop blesses city with True Cross relic
Unable to lead the traditional Palm Sunday procession through Jerusalem, Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa blessed the city with a relic of the... Read more
African cardinal tests positive for coronavirus as pandemic spreads across the continent
Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso has tested positive for the coronavirus, his archdiocese announced Tuesday. He is the second... Read more
Church of the Holy Sepulchre closed indefinitely
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre will remain closed until further notice. It is the first time in nearly 700 years... Read more
Aid workers kidnapped in Iraq released
Four men working in Iraq for the French humanitarian organization SOS Chrétiens d'Orient who went missing in Baghdad in January... Read more
First bishop known to die of coronavirus was missionary in Ethiopia
The Italian bishop of a missionary region of Ethiopia is the first Catholic bishop known to have died of the... Read more
Houthi court in Yemen upholds death sentence of Baha'i man
A Yemeni appeals court run by Houthi rebels on Sunday upheld the death sentence of a member of the Baha'i... Read more
Syria’s Hidden Victims - Seta Kale
The Syrian civil war has led to one of the largest refugee crises of modern times, and presented unique problems... Read more
Bishop in Israel says schools are incubating anti-Christian intolerance
A bishop in Israel has renewed a call for educational leaders to address “bigoted attitudes” in the teaching of young... Read more
Nigerian nun died saving students at boarding school after gas explosion
The principal and a security guard at Bethlehem Girls High School in Lagos died Sunday while helping students escape a... Read more
Nonprofit seeks to provide computers to Iraqi Christian schools
While Christian schools in Iraq continue to suffer, a non-profit that promotes positive engagement in the Middle East is aiming... Read more
Pilgrimages canceled as new Israeli quarantine comes into effect
New Israeli quarantine measures, in effect from Thursday, have led to cancelled trips to the Holy Land, with some pilgrims... Read more
Israeli forces kill Palestinian minor in West Bank
Mohammed Hamayal, a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, was shot and killed by Israeli troops Wednesday during a clash in the West... Read more
Nigerian priest: ‘I want the world to know of the suffering of our people’
“The underlying point of all these attacks is to drive away any Western ideology, Western form of living, and institute... Read more
How Franciscans in Syria are helping kids heal from war trauma
As a wartime missionary priest in Aleppo, Fr. Firas Lufti witnessed the trauma endured by a generation of Syrian children... Read more
Nigerian priest kidnapped after Sunday Mass has been released
A Nigerian priest who was kidnapped after offering Sunday Mass March 1 has been freed, his diocese has reported. Read more
