Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel

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The Olympic flag flutters during a practice session at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 24, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Catholic bishops around the world demand IOC formal apology for ‘blasphemous’ Olympic opening

Aug 2, 2024

By CNA Staff

Global cardinals and bishops decried the “grotesque” depiction of the Last Supper at the Games’ opening ceremony, calling for repudiation... Read more

Then-Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demererew Souraphiel of the Ethiopian Archeparchy of Addis Abeba at the Vatican, Oct. 13, 2014.

Head of Ethiopian Catholic Church barred from entering Eritrea

Feb 27, 2020

Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, the head of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, was prohibited from leaving the Asmara airport Saturday. The... Read more