MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Cardinal says situation on the ground hasn’t changed in Gaza
A peace plan for Gaza created by U.S. President Donald Trump and approved by the UN Security Council has not...
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Lebanese Catholics abroad await Pope Leo XIV’s visit to their homeland with hope
By Kristina Millare Rome Newsroom, Nov 17, 2025 / 11:26 am Members of the Lebanese Catholic diaspora are anticipating Pope...
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Tanzania bishop urges respect for life amid reports of thousands killed post-election
By Nicholas Waigwa ACI Africa, Nov 14, 2025 / 12:24 pm The bishop of the Diocese of Bagamoyo in Tanzania...
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Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end
JERUSALEM — Israel’s president and high-ranking military officials on Wednesday condemned attacks a day earlier by Jewish settlers against Palestinians...
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Cardinal sounds alarm on ‘unprecedented’ crisis in Sudan, South Sudan
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Nov 11, 2025 / 14:56 pm The president of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic...
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Maronite Church in Syria celebrates Mass at ancient shrine of St. Maron after 15 years of silence
By ACI MENA ACI MENA, Nov 9, 2025 / 06:00 am For the first time in over 15 years, the...
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The Gospel of Qaraqosh: 13th-century Syriac manuscript preserved in Vatican Library
By Georgena Habbaba ACI MENA, Nov 8, 2025 / 07:00 am In the Vatican Apostolic Library rests one of its...
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Ethiopia’s Catholic bishops condemn deadly attack on parish, call for government protection
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Nov 6, 2025 / 09:00 am Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE)...
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Pope Leo meets Palestinian President Abbas, discuss urgent need for Gaza aid, two-state solution
ROME — Pope Leo XIV met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time on Thursday, and the two men...
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2 Nigerian minor seminarians released months after kidnapping, 1 killed in captivity
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Nov 5, 2025 / 14:04 pm The Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria has announced...
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