Middle East - Africa News
A look at blasphemy laws around the world
While the world awaits the fate of Asia Bibi, who remains in hiding in Pakistan following the acquittal of her... Read more
Four kidnapped priests in southern Nigeria have been released
Four priests who were abducted in Nigeria's Edo state last week were released Friday night. Read more
Pope and Assyrian Patriarch: Blood of Middle East martyrs is ‘seed of Christian unity’
Pope Francis and the Assyrian Patriarch Mar Gewargis III have pledged ecumenical unity in support of persecuted Christians in the... Read more
Kidnapped students in Cameroon released
Seventy-eight students and a driver kidnapped from a Christian school in Cameroon were released late Tuesday. Read more
Four people, including priest, kidnapped in southern Nigeria
A Catholic priest and three other persons were kidnapped in Nigeria's Delta state Tuesday night, according to local media. Read more
Why the Holy Land is the 'fifth gospel' of Christianity
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land is a powerful journey that can ignite Christian faith through seeing the places Jesus walked,... Read more
Catholic bishops ask Israel to repeal law excluding non-Jews
Top Catholic prelates in Israel are asking the government to repeal the recent Nation State Law, which they say paves... Read more
Seventy-nine students kidnapped in Cameroon
Armed separatists kidnapped 79 students from a Christian boarding school in Cameroon Monday. Read more
Asia Bibi's husband begs US to offer asylum
The husband of the Pakistani Catholic woman who was recently acquitted of blasphemy charges is asking several Western nations to... Read more
African fertility rates are falling - but not fast enough for some Western groups
Despite recent disparaging Western commentary on high African birth rates, fertility rates on the continent are normal when viewed in... Read more
At least seven Christians killed in attack on bus in Egypt
At least seven Coptic Christians were killed and 12 more injured in Egypt when a bus traveling to a desert... Read more
Pakistan Supreme Court acquits Asia Bibi of blasphemy charges
The Pakistan Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Roman Catholic woman convicted of blasphemy in... Read more
Yemen war needs ceasefire, not the world’s silence, says bishop
Among those calling for a ceasefire in the disastrous Yemen conflict is Bishop Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar for Southern Arabia.... Read more
Nigerian bishops: Catholic schools should form and protect all children
Bishops and lawmakers in Nigeria gathered Oct. 15-18 to discuss the educational needs of children in the country in light... Read more
Nigeria's VP says religious leaders have impeded anti-corruption work
Nigeria’s vice president accused “religious leaders” of impeding efforts to rid the country of corruption ahead of a February election... Read more
Without Yemen ceasefire mass starvation looms, critics say
The possibility of mass starvation in Yemen continues as a military engagement over a major port city could block food... Read more
USAID head meets with Vatican officials to talk aid for Iraq
The head of the United States government’s international aid agency met with Vatican officials and an Iraqi cardinal Wednesday, in... Read more
American pastor released in Turkey after years in detention
A Turkish court has released Pastor Andrew Brunson after two years’ detention, leaving him free to return to the United... Read more
USAID and Knights of Columbus in agreement to help Mid East Christians
The joint effort was agreed in a memorandum of understanding announced Oct. 12 and will begin in Iraq, before being... Read more
Jesuit priest faces extradition call over South African abuse allegation
William Segodisho said at a press conference in Johannesburg Tuesday that he was sexually abused by Fr. William MacCurtain -... Read more
