MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Armenian Catholic priest killed in Syria; ISIS claims responsibility
Qamishli, Syria, Nov 12, 2019 / 12:59 pm (CNA).- The Islamic State (ISIS) militant group on Monday claimed responsibility for...
Read moreChaldean patriarch calls for fasting, prayer amid Iraq protests
Baghdad, Iraq, Nov 12, 2019 / 10:50 am (CNA).- The Chaldean patriarch has called for three days of fasting and...
Read moreAfrican bishops say UN Nairobi Summit will be destructive of pro-life agenda
Nairobi, Kenya, Nov 6, 2019 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- Bishops in Africa have raised concerns about the agenda of the...
Read moreNigerian priest abducted and released, officials increase security measures
Enugu, Nigeria, Oct 30, 2019 / 06:12 pm (CNA).- The vice-rector of a seminary in Nigeria was kidnapped earlier this...
Read moreUnited Arab Emirates pledges to help rebuild Catholic churches in Mosul
Mosul, Iraq, Oct 22, 2019 / 07:01 pm (CNA).- The United Arab Emirates is partnering with UNESCO to rebuild two...
Read moreBishops in Middle East urge prayer for northern Syria
Al-Hasakah, Syria, Oct 17, 2019 / 11:36 am (CNA).- Bishops in Syria and Iraq have called for worldwide prayer as...
Read moreMoroccan king pardons woman who procured abortion, those who participated
Rabat, Morocco, Oct 17, 2019 / 10:39 am (CNA).- Morocco's king pardoned Wednesday a journalist, her fiance, and the medical...
Read moreAs Angola drought continues, Catholic Church calls for emergency declaration
Luanda, Angola, Oct 16, 2019 / 12:21 am (CNA).- As a severe drought continues to devastate regions of Angola, the...
Read moreMarathon man: The Catholic faith, and family, of Eliud Kipchoge
Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 13, 2019 / 08:02 am (CNA).- On Saturday, Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge broke a finishing tape, and...
Read morePope Francis prays for ‘beloved and tormented’ Syria
Vatican City, Oct 13, 2019 / 06:10 am (CNA).- As Turkish-led forces began the fifth day of their move against...
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