MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Reconstruction of blast-damaged Beirut church brings hope
CNA Staff, Nov 19, 2020 / 06:27 pm (CNA).- The reconstruction of a church in Beirut severely damaged by the...
Read moreSituation ‘desperate’ in Mozambique following rise in extremist attacks
CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2020 / 09:00 am (CNA).- The United Nations human rights commissioner has called for international attention...
Read moreVideo shows 90-year-old cardinal telling kidnappers: ‘I will preach what is the truth’
Rome Newsroom, Nov 12, 2020 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- When 90-year-old Cardinal Christian Tumi was interrogated in captivity by armed...
Read moreEthiopia’s bishops call for peace, as deadly regional conflict worsens
CNA Staff, Nov 11, 2020 / 05:32 pm (CNA).- A conflict between the Ethiopian government and the government of Ethiopia’s...
Read moreCatholic charity sends aid to Mozambique after reports of mass beheading
Rome Newsroom, Nov 11, 2020 / 06:00 am (CNA).- In response to reports that militants linked to the Islamic State...
Read moreCardinal is freed after kidnapping by gunmen in Cameroon
Rome Newsroom, Nov 6, 2020 / 05:35 am (CNA).- Cardinal Christian Tumi, who was kidnapped by gunmen Thursday evening in...
Read morePope Francis requires bishops to have Vatican permission for new diocesan religious institutes
.- Pope Francis has changed canon law to require a bishop to have permission from the Holy See prior to...
Read moreSecond round of US aid to Lebanon in question after August blast
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 26, 2020 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- As Lebanon continues to deal with fallout from the massive...
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Zimbabwe’s bishops discourage televised Mass in new guidelines
Harare, Zimbabwe, Oct 20, 2020 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- In a statement announcing directives to guide the expansion of public...
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Religious leaders in Ivory Coast appeal for dialogue ahead of presidential election
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Oct 16, 2020 / 11:01 pm (CNA).- Religious leaders in Ivory Coast have appealed for dialogue and...
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