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Catholic Church in Ethiopia

Food aid destined for victims of Tigray war. Credit: CBCE

“Death sentence upon those trying to survive”: Bishop on Food Aid Suspension in Ethiopia

Jun 25, 2023

Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin  of Ethiopia’s Adigrat Eparchy has decried the suspension of food aid in the Horn of Africa country, describing the move as “a death sentence” on a people struggling to remain alive. 

Caritas Ethiopia distributes food items to victims of Tigray war. Credit: CBCE

Food Aid Suspension in Ethiopia Unacceptable “morally, ethically”: Christian Leaders

Jun 21, 2023

Christian leaders in Ethiopia have expressed concern about the suspension of food aid to the Horn of Africa nation, and termed the move as “morally and ethically” unacceptable.

Bishop Varghese Thottamkara. Credit: ACN

Address Ethiopia’s Decades-long Oromo Violence: Catholic Bishop to Government

Jun 16, 2023

Bishop Varghese Thottamkara has called on the government of Ethiopia and members of the local community to seek solutions to the ethnic violence in the Oromia region of the Horn of Africa nation that has been ongoing for decades.

Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, Vicar Apostolic for Ethiopia’s Nekemte Vicariate, appointed Bishop of Balasore Diocese in India. Credit: CBCE

Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte in Ethiopia Appointed Bishop of India’s Balasore Diocese

May 10, 2023

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Varghese Thottamkara who has been serving as the Vicar Apostolic for Ethiopia’s Nekemte Vicariate, as the Bishop of Balasore Diocese in India.

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“Respect our neutrality”: Catholic Relief Service after Killing of Employees in Ethiopia

Apr 19, 2023

Officials of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) have emphasized the need to respect the neutrality of their employees who, they say, are part of the “frontline humanitarian workers” in Ethiopia.

Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel of Addis Ababa Archdiocese in Ethiopia delivering his Easter 2023 message. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Cardinal in Ethiopia Expresses Solidarity with Families of Slain Catholic Aid Workers

Apr 17, 2023

The Catholic Archbishop of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia has expressed his closeness to the families of two employees of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) who were killed in the Amhara region of the Horn of Africa nation.

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“Shock, sorrow difficult to measure”: Catholic Entity after Employees Killed in Ethiopia

Apr 11, 2023

The leadership of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the humanitarian arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has expressed “shock and sorrow” following the reported killing of two employees in Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Easter Sunday, April 9.

Delegates from the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) during the March 1-6 SECAM Plenary Assembly in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. Credit: ACI Africa

African Synodality Initiative to Form Expert Team in Deepening Synodal Engagements

Mar 7, 2023

In a move to deepen the engagement in the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality, the African Synodality Initiative (ASI) is seeking to constitute a team of experts who will be empowered with skills to grow the spirit of synodality in places that have been left behind in synodal conversations.

Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis of Ethiopia’s Emdeber Eparchy. Credit: ACI Africa

African Values Relevant to Synodal Journey, Have “great impact” Globally: Ethiopian Bishop

Mar 7, 2023

African values are relevant to the Synodal process in the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality and can bring lessons to the people of God across the globe with “great impact”, a Catholic Bishop in Ethiopia has said.

SECAM Plenary Assembly Ends with Commitment to “engender new forms of leadership”

Mar 6, 2023

Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have, in their communiqué at the end of their March 1-6 SECAM Plenary Assembly, taken the commitment to “engender new forms of leadership” in the Church in Africa.

Delegates during the March 1-6 SECAM Plenary Assembly in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. Credit: ACI Africa

Women “already at the forefront of synodal practices”: Jesuit Leader in Africa, Madagascar

Mar 6, 2023

Women are playing an inspirational role in the practice of the Synod on Synodality, the President of the Jesuits Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM) has said.

Archbishop Antoine Camilleri addressing delegates during the opening ceremony of the March 1-6 SECAM Plenary Assembly taking place in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. Credit: ACI Africa

“Quintessentially ecclesial moment”: Apostolic Nuncio in Ethiopia on Synodal Process

Mar 5, 2023

The representative of the Holy Father in Ethiopia has cautioned against possible misinterpretations of the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality.

Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa. Credit: ACI Africa

Synodal Process Can Help Address Challenges in Africa, African Union Official Says

Mar 5, 2023

The Synodal process has the potential to bring about solutions to “the various challenges of the African continent”, an official of the African Union (AU) has told delegates of the ongoing Plenary Assembly under the auspices of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).

Mario Cardinal Grech addressing delegates during the opening ceremony of the March 1-6 SECAM Plenary Assembly taking place in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. Credit: ACI Africa

Official of Synod of Bishops Advocates for “An African theology of synodality”

Mar 4, 2023

The Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops is advocating for “an African theology of synodality”, which he says would have a positive impact to the Catholic Church across the globe.

Jean-Claude Cardinal Hollerich during the opening Mass of the SECAM Plenary Assembly taking place in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. Credit: ACI Africa

Synodal Process “not about democratic speeches”: Cardinal to SECAM Assembly Delegates

Mar 4, 2023

The Holy Spirit is at the center of the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality, a Synod official has told delegates of the six-day Plenary Assembly of members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) that kicked off on Wednesday, March 1 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

“Rooted in African anthropological principles”: SECAM President on Synodal Process

Mar 3, 2023

The ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality is consistent with the social networks typical of the people of God in Africa, the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has said.

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Food, Health Services Still Needed in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region amid Improved Access

Mar 2, 2023

There is still need for food and health services in Ethiopia’s Tigray region despite improved access, the Superior of the Salesian Province of Africa-Ethiopia (AET) has said. 

Let’s Enlarge “space of our tents” for Growth, Salvation: SECAM Official on Synodality

Mar 2, 2023

There is need for the people of God in Africa to enlarge “the space of our tents” to give room for God in the spirit of the Synod on Synodality that is at the continental phase, the first Vice President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has said.

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Scheduled SECAM Plenary Assembly to “prepare draft of African Synod Document”: Official

Feb 27, 2023

The Plenary Assembly of members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) scheduled to take place during the first week of March is to “prepare the draft of the African Synod Document”.

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Thousands in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Benefit from Salesians Humanitarian Aid

Feb 26, 2023

The leadership of the U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Salesian Missions, has said thousands of people have benefited from the entity’s humanitarian kitty in Ethiopia’s Tigray region during the two-year violent conflict.