MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
This secular Franciscan lived among lepers. Could he become Zimbabwe’s first saint?
Harare, Zimbabwe, Sep 26, 2019 / 04:00 am (CNA).- British-born John Bradburne, who died in Zimbabwe 40 years ago, could...
Read moreBurundi official calls for laicization of bishops over election message
Gitega, Burundi, Sep 23, 2019 / 06:59 pm (CNA).- Government officials in Burundi have accused the country’s bishops of spreading...
Read morePro-lifers condemn testing of ‘chemical coat hanger’ on African women
Washington D.C., Sep 20, 2019 / 09:00 am (CNA).- Pro-life advocates have condemned clinical testing of second trimester chemical abortions...
Read moreItalian priest kidnapped in Niger now missing for one year
Niamey, Niger, Sep 18, 2019 / 12:05 pm (CNA).- One year ago, Fr. Luigi Macalli was abducted in the middle...
Read moreEritrean bishops say seizure of Catholic schools is ‘hatred against the faith’
Asmara, Eritrea, Sep 17, 2019 / 01:45 pm (CNA).- Seven religious schools in Eritrea, four of them sponsored by the...
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