MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Patriarch Pizzaballa: Clericalism is ‘very evident’ in Holy Land
CNA Staff, Jan 4, 2021 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has said that clericalism is “very...
Read moreCatholic bishop released five days after kidnapping in Nigeria
CNA Staff, Jan 1, 2021 / 10:42 pm (CNA).- A Catholic bishop in Nigeria, who was kidnapped on Sunday, has...
Read moreCatholic archbishop urges renewed prayers for kidnapped bishop amid ‘misleading’ reports
CNA Staff, Dec 30, 2020 / 06:00 am (CNA).- A Catholic archbishop called Tuesday for renewed prayers for a kidnapped...
Read moreNigerian bishop kidnapped, Catholics pray for his safety
CNA Staff, Dec 29, 2020 / 09:05 am (CNA).- The bishops of Nigeria have urged prayer for the safety and...
Read morePope Francis pens Christmas letter to ‘beloved people of Lebanon’
Vatican City, Dec 24, 2020 / 07:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has written a Christmas letter to the people of...
Read moreNigerian Christians facing ‘calculated genocide,’ Catholic bishop tells Congress
Washington D.C., Dec 18, 2020 / 10:00 am (CNA).- The world must not ignore the “genocide” of Christians in Nigeria,...
Read moreCatholic archbishop: papal visit could ‘change trajectory’ of Christian presence in Iraq
Rome Newsroom, Dec 18, 2020 / 08:00 am (CNA).- Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda has said that Pope Francis’ upcoming visit...
Read moreGhana’s bishops appeal for peace after contentious election
CNA Staff, Dec 18, 2020 / 12:42 am (CNA).- The Catholic bishops of Ghana have called for peace amid unrest...
Read moreAs abducted Catholic priest is freed, congregation prays for kidnappers’ conversion
Rome Newsroom, Dec 17, 2020 / 03:30 am (CNA).- After abducted Nigerian priest Fr. Valentine Ezeugu was released Wednesday, his...
Read moreCatholic priest kidnapped in Nigeria while traveling to his father’s funeral
Rome Newsroom, Dec 16, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- A priest of the Congregation of Sons of Mary Mother of...
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