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Ethiopia’s Gambella Vicar Apostolic First Bishop Known to Die of COVID-19
The Vicar Apostolic of Ethiopia’s Gambella Vicariate, Bishop Angelo Moreschi has succumbed to COVID-19, the first known Catholic Prelate to die of the pandemic.
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Bishops in Eritrea Write to Protest Ethiopian Cardinal-led Delegation’s Denied Entry
Following the incident that saw the Ethiopian Cardinal and his delegation denied entry into Eritrea, being forced to spend a night at Asmara airport, Catholic Bishops in the northeast African nation...
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Ethiopian Cardinal, Church Delegates Held Overnight at Asmara Airport, Denied Entry
The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia, Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphel and the members of the delegation he was leading spent a night at Eritrea’s Asmara airport Saturday, February...
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“Forgive us, grant that the guns be silent, a sweet song may rise”: SECAM President to AU
At the two-day Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) that concluded Monday, February 10, the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar...
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At Centenary Celebration of Vatican-based College with African Roots, Pope is Thankful
On Saturday, January 11, the Vatican-based institution of higher learning with African roots, the Pontifical Ethiopian College, celebrated 100 years since its inception, an event graced by Pope Francis who...
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Ethiopia’s Catholic Church Best Positioned for “mediation work, promoting peace”: Priest
In the wake of ethnic violence in Ethiopia’s Oromia region in October that resulted in the death of dozens of people and the persecution of Christians in the country, a...
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In Ethiopia: Couples Evangelized, Women Empowered, Youth Exposed Despite Limited Funding
With 5,000 Euros a year, a religious missionary ministering among Ethiopia’s Borana community has been able to have an impactful apostolate that has included giving dozens of youth the opportunity...
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Church in Ethiopia Has Fulfilled Pope’s Request, Prayed for Persecuted Orthodox Christians
Weeks after Pope Francis requested prayers for persecuted Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia who were targeted in ethnic clashes in the Oromia region, leaving dozens of people dead, the Catholic Church...
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Pope Francis Asks for Prayer for Persecuted Christians in Ethiopia
Pope Francis Sunday asked for prayer for persecuted Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, who have been targeted in ongoing ethnic clashes that have left 78 people dead.
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Religious Leaders in Africa Congratulate Winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2019
As various people across the globe celebrate the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for this year, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, sending him congratulatory messages, the African...
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Ethiopia and Burkina Faso Apostolic Nuncios to be Consecrated Bishops Friday
The Holy Father will on Friday, October 4 consecrate as Bishops the new Apostolic Nuncios to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, Monsignor Antoine Camilleri and Monsignor Antoine Paolo Rudelli respectively.
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Catholic Relief Services’ Championing of Conditions for Lasting Peace in Ethiopia Lauded
Church leaders in Ethiopia have acknowledged with appreciation the activities, which the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is undertaking in their country to lay foundations for lasting peace and described the...
