Middle East - Africa News
Nigerian priest abducted by gunmen after Sunday Mass
Another Catholic priest in Nigeria has been kidnapped by gunmen, according to local media reports. Read more
South Sudan security concerns remain high as peace process takes a step forward
After a newly formed unity government for South Sudan was sworn in last week, security concerns in the world’s newest... Read more
Bishops propose Arab World Youth Day for Middle East Catholics
Bishops from the Middle East have proposed a regional youth gathering similar to World Youth Day for young Catholics from... Read more
Head of Ethiopian Catholic Church barred from entering Eritrea
Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, the head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, was prohibited from leaving the Asmara airport Saturday. The... Read more
Wear black to protest anti-Christian violence, Nigerian Catholics told
The bishops of Nigeria told the nation’s Catholics to wear black on Ash Wednesday to protest the ongoing persecution of... Read more
Lesotho PM murder case could have canon law consequences
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been charged with the murder of his estranged former wife. The trial could also have an canonical... Read more
Syria’s Hidden Victims - Samer Hanna
Marginalized for centuries, persecuted by ISIS, afraid to attract any attention from the West, Syrian Christians remain, by most accounts,... Read more
Yemen war: A look at a 'serious humanitarian crisis'
Nearly 24 million people in Yemen are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, according to a Center of Strategic and... Read more
Historic Iraqi church to be rebuilt
The rebuilding of a Syriac Catholic church in Mosul, Iraq, destroyed by ISIS will begin soon, the U.N.’s heritage agency... Read more
Kidnapped Nigerian priest has been released
The Nigerian priest who was abducted by gunmen last week has been freed. Fr. Nicholas Oboh was kidnapped last week... Read more
Bishops urge president to hold peace talks in Cameroon conflict
Bishops from around the world have signed an open letter to the Cameroonian president asking that he participate in proposed... Read more
Priest arrested in Turkey for giving bread and water to Kurdish separatists
Turkish authorities have arrested a Syriac Orthodox priest on terrorism charges after the cleric allegedly provided bread and water to... Read more
Harare archdiocese releases pastoral plan for small Christian communities
The Archdiocese of Harare has released a pastoral plan to instigate smaller community cells aimed at fostering an intimate Christian... Read more
Nigerian priest abducted in new attack
Fr. Nicholas Oboh of the Diocese of Uromi has been abducted by gunmen in the state of Edo in the... Read more
Days before attack, Nigerian bishop warned of poor protection for Christians
Just days before a suspected Islamist militant attack killed 30 people in Nigeria, a prominent bishop in the country lamented... Read more
Seminarian's killing a 'defining moment' for Christians in Nigeria
At the funeral Mass for Michael Nnadi, the 18-year-old seminarian abducted and killed by gunmen last month, Bishop Matthew Hassan... Read more
Nigerian archbishop: Seminarian's killing shows government's security failure
Following the death of an 18-year-old seminarian in Nigeria at the hands of his kidnappers, the Archbishop of Lagos urged... Read more
Ugandan archbishop forbids receiving Holy Communion in hands
The Archbishop of Kampala issued a decree Saturday on the proper celebration of the Eucharist, which forbade the reception of... Read more
Kidnapped Nigerian seminarian has been killed
One of four Nigerian seminarians kidnapped last month has been killed, reportedly by his abductors. The three seminarians kidnapped along... Read more
Three of four abducted Nigerian seminarians have been released
Three of the seminarians kidnapped earlier this month in northwestern Nigeria have been released safely by their captors, an official... Read more
