MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Scottish Catholic aid agency says help is needed quickly after Gaza ceasefire
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – After a tentative ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, aid workers are hoping to have better access...
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Catholic bishops appeal for calm ahead of Benin’s 2026 elections
By Sabrine Amboka ACI Africa, Jan 18, 2025 / 07:00 am Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) have...
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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa on truce between Israel and Hamas: ‘It was absolutely necessary’
By Nicolás de Cárdenas ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 17, 2025 / 16:05 pm Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of...
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Holy Land Catholic leaders: End of the war is not end of the conflict
NEW YORK – As Israel and Hamas close-in on a ceasefire agreement, the Catholic ordinaries in the Holy Land said...
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Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza, includes hostage release
By Madalaine Elhabbal Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 / 14:15 pm Israel and Hamas forces have agreed to a...
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Nigeria tops report for number of Christians killed, kidnapped in 2024
By Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 / 11:20 am Nigeria was the country with the most Christians killed...
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Religious sisters abducted in Nigeria released, ‘in good health’ after weeklong captivity
By ACI Africa ACI Africa, Jan 15, 2025 / 07:00 am The two members of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,...
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Lebanon needs health Christian community, ambassador to Vatican says
In Lebanon, even Muslims think the Christian identity in the country “is important,” according to the Middle Eastern’s ambassador to...
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Cardinal Parolin: Christians essential for peace, ‘fraternal coexistence’ in the Middle East
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Jan 14, 2025 / 09:35 am Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin met with...
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Top Vatican diplomat seeks to mediate peace in the Middle East
ROME – Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Monday held a meeting with papal representatives throughout the...
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