MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Iraqi prime minister tells Christians to come home, but is it safe?
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 21, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- The Iraqi prime minister has encouraged Christians displaced by ISIS...
Read morePapal Foundation gives US$9 million in 59 countries
The Diocese of Moroto in Uganda and the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary ministering in Lubango, Angola, are among...
Read moreNuncio meets Zimbabwe government minister after clash over Catholic bishops’ letter
Rome Newsroom, Aug 20, 2020 / 10:45 am (CNA).- The Vatican’s representative in Zimbabwe met with a senior government official...
Read moreCatholic bishop: Mali coup ‘a big failure for our democracy’
CNA Staff, Aug 20, 2020 / 08:30 am (CNA).- The military coup in Mali is “a big failure for our...
Read moreIslamic militants kidnap hundreds in raid on Nigerian town
CNA Staff, Aug 19, 2020 / 11:10 am (CNA).- Militants with the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) reportedly attacked...
Read moreCatholic leader outlines vision for Lebanon as the ‘Switzerland of the East’
Rome Newsroom, Aug 18, 2020 / 09:30 am (CNA).- Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch issued a memorandum Monday outlining his vision for...
Read moreNuncio supports Catholic archbishop denounced by Zimbabwe official
CNA Staff, Aug 17, 2020 / 04:35 am (CNA).- The Pope’s representative in Zimbabwe has expressed solidarity with a Catholic...
Read moreIndian bishop launches campaign for abducted Pakistani girl
A Catholic bishop in southern India has launched an international campaign seeking justice for a 14-year-old Catholic girl in Pakistan...
Read moreChristian advocacy group hails Israel-Emirates deal
CNA Staff, Aug 14, 2020 / 11:00 am (CNA).- An advocacy group for Christians and other religious minorities living in...
Read moreMauritius oil spill: Catholic cardinal says local villages are suffering
Rome Newsroom, Aug 14, 2020 / 10:31 am (CNA).- After a damaged ship leaked more than 1,000 tons of oil...
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