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Sister Medhin with school children in Tigray, Ethiopia, in March 2024. The Scotland-based organization Mary’s Meals, which feeds almost 2.5 million children in some of the world’s poorest countries, has been partnering with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray since 2017 to provide meals for thousands of children. / Credit: Armstrong Studios // 2024

As Hunger Crisis Unfolds in Ethiopia, Global Charity Teams up with Catholic Nuns to Feed Children

Apr 13, 2024

Mary’s Meals, which feeds almost 2.5 million children globally, has been partnering with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray since 2017. 

Schoolchildren in Tigray, Ethiopia, eat biscuits and tea provided by Mary's Meals. | Copyright Mary’s Meals

Catholic Charity Resumes Bringing Meals and Hope to War-torn Tigray

Sep 3, 2023

A Catholic charity providing thousands of free meals daily to schoolchildren in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, recently resumed operations after a brutal civil war precluded it from its mission for almost three years. 

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Oct. 23, 2022. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Warns of the Danger of "spiritual arrogance"

Oct 23, 2022

In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis warned that “spiritual arrogance” can lead to adoration of one’s ego instead of God.

Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of Ethiopia's Eparchy of Adigrat. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Ethiopian Bishop Invites Colleagues to Condemn Crimes against People “with words, actions”

Feb 24, 2022

A Catholic Bishop in Ethiopia has invited other members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) to speak and act against atrocities in the country’s Tigray Region.

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Parishes in Ethiopia’s Adigrat Catholic Eparchy Facing Humanitarian Crisis, Witnesses Say

Feb 4, 2022

Those who have experienced the effects of the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia say that the situation in some Parishes of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat is deteriorating owing to the humanitarian crisis that has led to food shortage.

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Catholic Priest in Ethiopia Warns of Looming “irreparable disaster” in Tigrayan Crisis

Jan 20, 2022

The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is deteriorating, with a Catholic Priest in the Horn of Africa country warning of a looming disaster that he says may not be reversed once the crisis is over.

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Ursuline Sister Detained in Ethiopia Freed, “well and in good general condition”: Superior

Jan 18, 2022

The member of the Institute of the Ursuline Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin Mary in Ethiopia who was arrested by the government police forces more than 40 days ago has been released and is “well and in good general condition.”

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Ursuline Sisters “worried, saddened” about Prolonged Detainment of Colleague in Ethiopia

Jan 17, 2022

Members of the Institute of the Ursuline Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin Mary in Ethiopia are worried that they are being kept in the dark concerning the situation of their colleague who was arrested by the government police forces more than 40 days ago.

Members of the Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia after their visit to  displaced persons in Amhara and Afar regions. Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat/Facebook

Ethiopia’s Catholic Church Reports about Religious Leaders’ Solidarity Visit to Displaced

Jan 13, 2022

Members of the Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia have reached out to the displaced persons in Amhara and Afar regions of the Horn of Africa nation in a solidarity visit during which they delivered food items, the Catholic Church has reported. 

Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel. Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat/Facebook

Ethiopia’s Cardinal Urges Citizens to “avoid pride, hatred that break the chain of peace”

Jan 7, 2022

There is need for the people of God in Ethiopia to shun pride, anger and hatred that obstruct peace in the Horn of Africa nation, the Cardinal in country has said in his message ahead of Christmas Day marked on Friday, January 7.

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat/Facebook

Ethiopia’s Situation of War Main Focus of Catholic Bishops’ Recent Plenary Assembly

Dec 26, 2021

The latest Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops in Ethiopia focused on the situation of war in the Horn of Africa nation that is its second year, they have said in their collective message shared with ACI Africa.

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Catholic Charity Lauds United Nations Rights Council Push to Probe Abuses in Ethiopia

Dec 20, 2021

The leadership of Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights organization, has lauded the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for adopting a resolution that paves way for investigations into alleged abuses in the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

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Do Everything to Stop “Rwanda-type genocide” in Ethiopia: Church Leaders Urge Pope Francis

Dec 2, 2021

Members of the Tigray Diaspora Inter-Religious Council (TDIRC) are calling on Pope Francis to take every possible action to stop the ongoing clashes, which they describe as a genocide against the people of Tigray.

Fr. Anthony Makunde, Secretary General AMECEA, Credit: courtesy Photo

Look into Future with Hope, Catholic Bishops in Eastern Africa to South Sudan, Ethiopia

Dec 1, 2021

The leadership of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has urged the people of God in South Sudan and Ethiopia experiencing conflicts and unrests to “look to the future with hope”.

Provincial house of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Ethiopia, Don Bosco Gottera (Addis Ababa). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Six Ethiopian Salesians Released from Police Detention, Placed Under Home Confinement

Nov 19, 2021

Six members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) who were among those arrested when government forces in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, raided two of their premises earlier this month were freed from police detention and placed under home confinement, a source has told ACI Africa in an interview.

Don Bosco Children Centre in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. Credit Courtesy Photo

Salesians Appeal for Prayers for Safe Release of Members Arrested in Addis Ababa Raid

Nov 10, 2021

Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) are appealing for prayers to secure the safe release of their confreres who were arrested when government forces in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, raided two of their premises.     

Pope Francis gives his weekly Angelus message on Nov. 7, 2021 | Vatican Media

Pope Concerned about Violence in Ethiopia, Prays for Victims of Explosion in Sierra Leone

Nov 8, 2021

The escalating violence in Ethiopia is cause for concern for Pope Francis who has also expressed his spiritual solidarity with the victims of the explosion in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. 

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Catholic Priest Fleeing Violence in Ethiopia Pleads for Peace in Heart-wrenching Message

Nov 2, 2021

A Catholic Missionary has written to Catholic Pontifical foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, appealing for peace in areas surrounding Ethiopia’s Tigray region that have experienced violence for nearly a year, plunging the region into a deep humanitarian crisis.

President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ethiopia, Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel. Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat/Facebook

“Avoid hate speech, preach love, peace”: Ethiopia’s Catholic Bishops in New Year Message

Sep 10, 2021

Catholic Bishops in Ethiopia have, in a message ahead of the country’s New Year Day celebrations, called on the people of God in the Horn of Africa nation to embrace peace amid growing violence.

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Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity with Victims of Ethiopia’s Growing Humanitarian Crisis

Sep 9, 2021

Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with victims of Ethiopia’s ongoing conflict ahead of the country’s New Year Day celebrations.