Middle East - Africa News
New digital app to link over 60 Catholic radio stations in east Africa
The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa recently celebrated the launch of a new digital app for Catholic... Read more
Vatican approves new patron saints for entire Arabian Peninsula
The Vatican’s Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments approved a new calendar granting new patron saints... Read more
English priest presents Our Lady of Persecuted Christians icon to Iraqi bishop
On the anniversary of displacement, Father Benedict Kiely presented the Mosul, Iraq, archbishop with an icon for a shrine in... Read more
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem: Satan wants to rule where Jesus lived
The ongoing violence in the Holy Land was addressed by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in his homily during the solemnity of... Read more
Israel issues evacuation order for Holy Family Parish’s Gaza City neighborhood
Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of Holy Family Parish in Gaza City, said Aug. 18 that an evacuation order was... Read more
Cameroon government lauds Catholic Church’s peace-building efforts ahead of election
The minister of state, secretary-general at the presidency of Cameroon has commended the Catholic Church for peace-building ahead of the... Read more
From Rome to Alexandria: Catholic Youth Jubilee continues its mission in Egypt
The Latin Church in Alexandria, Egypt, has launched its own Catholic Youth Jubilee after the Jubilee of Youth in Rome,... Read more
Pan-African Congress urges support for missionaries facing visa, racism challenges
Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from Aug.... Read more
Westminster archbishop issues statement condemning Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City
Archbishop of Westminster in England and Wales Cardinal Vincent Nichols has issued a statement condemning Israel’s plans to take over... Read more
‘Hebrew Catholic’ association launches in Israel
The Association of Hebrew Catholics celebrated its official launch with a Mass on Aug. 9, the eve of the feast... Read more
Hope in Iraq: Churches full as 1,500 children celebrate first Communion
Just weeks ago, Christians throughout Iraq celebrated as 1,500 boys and girls received their first holy Communion. Read more
Bishops demand justice after massacre at Catholic church in Democratic Republic of Congo
Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the... Read more
Amid aid cuts, Catholic relief groups vow continued backing for Africa
Overseas development agencies pledged their continued support for the Church and civil organizations in Africa amid foreign fund cuts. Read more
Pope Leo XIV expresses his ‘profound sorrow’ over death of migrants in shipwreck off Yemen
In a gesture of closeness to the victims of irregular migration, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “profound sorrow” for the... Read more
Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christ’s tears are joined with ours’ on anniversary of Beirut explosion
Lebanon commemorated on Aug. 4 the fifth anniversary of the devastating explosion that rocked Beirut’s port in 2020. Read more
Violence continues to escalate in West Bank as settlers target Christian village
According to eyewitnesses, a group of settlers infiltrated one of the town’s neighborhoods, set two civilian vehicles on fire, and... Read more
Lebanese twin brothers turn tragedy into a call to action for Middle East Christians
With a smartphone and an Instagram account, twin brothers Charbel and Giovanni Lteif are closing in on 800,000 followers with... Read more
Massacre in Congolese Catholic church kills at least 31 worshippers
According to the BBC, members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed a church in the town of Komanda, where... Read more
Escalating child famine in Gaza: UN, Church leaders plead for urgent aid access
Commissioner General of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X that the deepening hunger crisis is affecting everyone, including frontline workers. Read more
Excitement in Tanzania as over 200 young people prepare for Jubilee of Youth in Rome
Over 200 young people from Tanzania are traveling to Rome as pilgrims to the Jubilee of Youth, an event that... Read more
