Middle East - Africa News
For Boko Haram victims – and their babies – Catholics pledge full support
Many escapees of the terrorist group Boko Haram include women and girls who are pregnant as a result of rape,... Read more
Syrian Catholic archdiocese asks prayers for kidnapped priest
The Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs confirmed on Friday that a priest in the diocese has been kidnapped, and has... Read more
Despite support from their president, Egypt's Christians are attacked by their neighbors
Egypt’s Christians continue to face worrisome persecution, despite the words and actions of its president to show goodwill to the... Read more
A modern-day St Francis? Archbishop works to rebuild Syrian Church amid destruction
A four-year civil war in Syria has left a mounting death toll and displaced millions of persons, but one bishop... Read more
Pope urges bishops in African nation to oppose violence toward women
Pope Francis on Thursday encouraged Christians in the west African nation of Mali to provide a strong witness of the... Read more
Facing uncertain future, Iraqi refugees sacrifice for education
Less than a mile away from the local coffee shops, fancy restaurants, and the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, the capital... Read more
Bishop: Boko Haram is spreading to Cameroon – while the world looks the other way
A bishop in Cameroon has sent out an urgent message that the militant Islamist group Boko Haram is increasingly spreading... Read more
For Malawi bishops, a new vision to promote excellence in Catholic schools
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Malawi has launched a new national education policy to promote the education of Catholics and... Read more
Fighting ISIS with a school – Iraqi bishop says education is needed for change
Bishop Bashar Matti Warda is the bishop of Erbil, Iraq, one of the dioceses most attacked by ISIS, and where... Read more
After vision of Christ, Nigerian bishop says rosary will bring down Boko Haram
A Nigerian bishop says that he has seen Christ in a vision and now knows that the rosary is the... Read more
Ankawa bomb attack strikes unease in refugees with nowhere else to go
A car bomb explosion in front of the American consulate in what is considered the safest city in Iraq has... Read more
Kidnapped Nigerian girls deserve more than just a hashtag, activist says
The hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted a year ago by the group Boko Haram deserve a major, sustained rescue effort,... Read more
With Iraqi Christians besieged, these are the priests and nuns who choose to stay
“At night we often hear gunfire,” says Father Steven, a priest in Alqosh, Iraq. Read more
Kenyan bishop laments terrorism, calls for unity
In the wake of the recent massacre of 148 people – mainly Christians – at a university in the Kenyan... Read more
Slovak 'Charity Battalion' aids displaced Christians in Iraq
It seems to be just another house in the city of Ozar on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of... Read more
Patriarch welcomes court's 'courageous' decision to block Israeli wall through West Bank
Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem has praised an Israeli Supreme Court decision prohibiting the country's army from routing a security... Read more
Pope Francis sends rosaries, Easter cakes to Iraqi Christians
The Solemn Easter Vigil in Erbil, Iraq, concluded in a spirit of joyful celebration with the distribution of dove-shaped Easter... Read more
Amid war in Syria, Catholic patriarch says Easter offers path of hope
Citing St. Paul’s conversion on the Road to Damascus, an Eastern Catholic patriarch’s Easter message repeated a call for peace... Read more
One Christian woman's quest to care for the forgotten Yazidis in Iraq
Shelan Jibrael’s office is located in the Iraqi city of Erbil, where tens of thousands of Iraqi Christians displaced by... Read more
The 'surrender' of a Syrian girl gives face to the plight of refugee children
A photo that went viral last week depicting a young Syrian child “surrendering” in front of a camera she thought... Read more
