Middle East - Africa News
Sudan civil war leaves no seminarians and almost no Catholic Church
The third Sudanese civil war has terribly affected the entire country but especially the local Catholic Church, according to Aid... Read more
Catholic bishops in Kenya urge government to address doctors strike
“Witnessing the misery of the sick,” Kenya’s bishops urge the government there to address an ongoing strike of doctors and... Read more
As hunger crisis unfolds in Ethiopia, global charity teams up with Catholic nuns to feed children
Mary’s Meals, which feeds almost 2.5 million children globally, has been partnering with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray since... Read more
Catholic Relief Services calls for ‘immediate end’ to violence as it ramps up aid in Gaza
The group called “for an immediate end to the violence” and “greater humanitarian access to ensure innocent civilians can access... Read more
More than 700 baptized on Easter in Nigeria despite rise in attacks on Christians
More than 700 Christians were baptized on Easter Sunday in Nigeria’s Diocese of Katsina, where there is a rise in... Read more
New episode involving land dispute shakes Armenian community in Jerusalem again
According to a communique, on April 3 “an unlawful eviction was initiated by Israeli police on the grounds of the... Read more
Catholic bishop urges U.S. Secretary of State to build ‘partnership’ with Nigeria to address violence
Bishop Elias Zaidan urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken to heed the concerns of Nigerian bishops who describe their situation... Read more
Catholic Relief Services increasing efforts in Gaza despite deaths of aid workers
Jason Knapp of CRS told CNA that they remain “committed to doing everything we can to address the significant humanitarian... Read more
World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza relief efforts after 7 workers killed in Israeli strike
The Israel Defense Forces have accepted responsibility for the strike but said they did not intend to kill innocent humanitarian... Read more
‘The mother of all holy vigils’: Jerusalem basilica is first place to announce Easter
In the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, the church of the Lord’s resurrection, the Easter Vigil is held on Saturday... Read more
The Holy Land may turn into a museum or an architectural remembrance, archbishop warns
The archbishop of Toledo and primate of Spain, Francisco Cerro Chávez, stressed in a recent letter the need to support... Read more
PHOTOS: Friars and faithful gather in Upper Room in Jerusalem to mark the Last Supper
On Holy Thursday, the doors of the Cenacle in Jerusalem were opened to welcome the Franciscans of the Custody of... Read more
Holy Wednesday in Jerusalem: Venerating the pillar of Christ’s flagellation
In Jerusalem, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land venerate the two stones that, according to Luke’s Gospel,... Read more
Holy Land priest recommends 4 ways to live a worthwhile Holy Week
Father Juan María Solana, LC, director of the Magdala Center in the Holy Land, offers four ways to live worthwhile... Read more
PHOTOS: As Catholics enter Holy Week, Orthodox churches begin Great Lent in Holy Land
As the Catholic Church in the Holy Land entered Holy Week by literally retracing the steps of Jesus’ passion, the... Read more
PHOTOS: Palm Sunday procession in Holy Land celebrates ‘joy in being Christians’
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, led the procession, which departed from Bethphage on the eastern side of... Read more
What is the ‘Status Quo’ that governs some of Jerusalem’s holiest sites?
A decree going back to 1852 governs the possession and rights of use for Catholic and Orthodox Christian communities at... Read more
Lifting of moratorium on death penalty in Congo ‘a step backwards,’ cardinal says
In a March 17 interview, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo said he finds it “abnormal that a government that claims to be... Read more
African cardinal: Fiducia Supplicans seen as ‘cultural colonization, Western imperialism’
In a March 17 interview, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo deplored the lack of “synodality” in the release of the DDF document... Read more
German bishops to Church in Africa: Initiate canonization of German martyrs
A representative of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference has challenged African Church leaders to initiate the canonization processes for German... Read more
