MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Soleimani air strike could mean new danger for Iraqi Christians
Washington D.C., Jan 3, 2020 / 03:45 pm (CNA).- Christian communities in the Middle East are likely to suffer renewed...
Read moreCardinal Sarah: Nigerians killed by terrorists are ‘martyrs’
Maiduguri, Nigeria, Jan 2, 2020 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- African Church leaders have responded to the reported Dec. 26 execution...
Read moreFarmers in Zimbabwe facing severe droughts, hunger crisis, CRS says
Harare, Zimbabwe, Dec 31, 2019 / 03:12 pm (CNA).- As severe drought conditions continue in Zimbabwe, close to 7 million...
Read morePope appoints new archbishop for booming African diocese
Bamenda, Cameroon, Dec 30, 2019 / 08:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has promoted an African bishop known for his emphasis...
Read moreMissionary priest rescues children from slavery in the DRC mines
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dec 27, 2019 / 07:20 pm (CNA).- Fr. Willy Milayi is a Missionary of...
Read moreIslamists in Nigeria kill Christian hostages
Maiduguri, Nigeria, Dec 27, 2019 / 10:54 am (CNA).- The Islamic State group in Nigeria released a video Thursday claiming...
Read moreThere were over 800 extremist attacks in West Africa in 2019
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Dec 19, 2019 / 10:47 am (CNA).- Extremist attacks have risen dramatically in Burkina Faso, Mali, and...
Read moreCathedral in Iraq’s largest Christian town to be rebuilt in 2020
Mosul, Iraq, Dec 19, 2019 / 03:01 am (CNA).- The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida remains charred black...
Read more‘Adopt a family’ of Christian refugees in Lebanon this Christmas
Beirut, Lebanon, Dec 14, 2019 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- As Lebanon’s economic crisis worsens, a Lebanese priest is asking for...
Read moreFor Gaza Christians, no Christmas travels to Bethlehem and Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Dec 13, 2019 / 06:30 pm (CNA).- Church leaders in Jerusalem are appealing to Israeli authorities to reverse a...
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