MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Group of South Sudanese clerics, laity reject Juba archbishop appointment
Juba, South Sudan, Dec 13, 2019 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- A group of three priests and five laymen from the...
Read moreLebanese bishops concerned about Christian emigration
Beirut, Lebanon, Dec 12, 2019 / 06:01 pm (CNA).- As anti-government protests continue in Lebanon, the country’s economic crisis is...
Read moreCardinal Sako orders muted Christmas celebrations in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq, Dec 12, 2019 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- Christmas celebrations among Iraqi Christians will be subdued this year in...
Read moreIraqi Cardinal pleads for help for Christians on Nineveh Plain
Mosul, Iraq, Dec 9, 2019 / 03:10 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako has appealed for financial and spiritual aid...
Read moreBurkina Faso bishop: As violence continues, ‘nobody is listening’
Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, Dec 5, 2019 / 12:09 am (CNA).- Following the death of more than a dozen Christians in...
Read moreObituary of James Mukkadan
New Jersey: James C. Mukkadan, 68 of Hillsborough, NJ passed away on November 27th, 2019 after a long battle with...
Read moreChristian activist’s arrest in Egypt prompts warnings of crackdown on dissent
Cairo, Egypt, Nov 27, 2019 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- Human rights groups have voiced concern over the arrest of a...
Read moreLebanon on the brink: Syrian crisis threatens ‘last safe haven’ for Christians
Washington D.C., Nov 20, 2019 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- A new report claims that the Syrian refugee crisis is severely...
Read moreIn West Africa, Church leaders meet to discuss humanitarian crisis
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Nov 20, 2019 / 12:16 am (CNA).- Bishops and Catholic leaders from West Africa concluded a two-day...
Read morePope, Abu Dhabi crown prince make joint commitment to improving health of the poor
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nov 18, 2019 / 01:57 pm (CNA).- In a joint statement signed Monday, Pope Francis...
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