Middle East - Africa News
Pope meets with diplomatic corps, emphasizes need for intercultural cooperation
Concluding his first day in Turkey, Pope Benedict XVI met this evening with members of the international diplomatic corps at... Read more
Pope offers message of peace before Christian minority at Mary’s house
Pope Benedict XVI left the Apostolic Nunciature in Ankara, Turkey, this morning and traveled by plane to Ephesus, where he... Read more
Benedict XVI and Bartholomew I pray in Istanbul for unity between Churches
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Istanbul this afternoon and prayed with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Patriarchal Church of... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Turkey, “a bridge between Asia and Europe”
At 1pm Turkish-time today Pope Benedict XVI arrived at Ankara, Turkey’s Esemboğa International Airport, for his historic visit. The Pontiff... Read more
Lets us live together in harmony, peace, and trust, Pope tells Turkish religious affairs minister
Pope Benedict XVI met today with the President of the Religious Affairs Directorate of Turkey, Ali Bardakoglu. The Holy Father... Read more
Think only of the future of Lebanon, Cardinal tells mourners
Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, appealed to the Lebanese people to show restraint in their reaction... Read more
Sales of novel on Benedict’s murder soar ahead of Pope’s visit
Sales of a controversial Turkish novel about a conspiracy to kill Pope Benedict XVI are soaring ahead of the pontiff's... Read more
Priest who spent years serving children with AIDS dies
The President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, expressed sadness this week over the passing of Father Angelo D’Agostino, founder of one... Read more
Turkey denies leaders are 'running' from Pope Benedict's visit
The Turkish government denied on Wednesday that its leaders were "running away" from Pope Benedict by being out of the... Read more
Anti-celibacy sect attracts Catholic priests, ex-seminarians in Kenya
A Kenyan sect, opposed to mandatory priestly celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church, is quietly wooing former and suspended Catholic... Read more
Patriarch cautions Turks against violent protests during Pope’s visit
The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians cautioned Turks, in an interview published in Sunday’s Sabah newspaper, against creating... Read more
Catholic, Protestant churches agree to produce common Urdu Bible
Catholic and Protestant Church leaders in Pakistan have agreed to use one Urdu Bible instead of two different versions, reported... Read more
Sharpshooters, security cameras for Pope’s visit to Istanbul
Turkish authorities have announced that security will be tight during Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to their country later this... Read more
Jerusalem archbishop says formation needed for dialogue with Islam and struggle against relativism
Coadjutor Archbishop Fouad Twal of Jerusalem said this week that in order for there to be inter-religious dialogue people need... Read more
South African bishop says parliament's approval of homosexual unions doesn't make it ok
South Africa’s parliament has approved gay unions, making that country the first in Africa to pass such a law. Read more
Catholic leaders in Kenya announce plan to battle AIDS scourge
Faced with the growing threat that some 1.27 million Kenyans are living with HIV, the Catholic Church in that country... Read more
Bishops say Catholics anxiously awaiting papal visit to Turkey
“The Church in Turkey awaits the encounter with Benedict XVI. We are preparing for the celebration in December, when the... Read more
Turkish man shoots at Italian consulate to protest Papal visit
A young man was arrested yesterday after firing three shots into the air in front of the Italian consulate in... Read more
Angolan bishop denounces violence and vandalism of groups who refuse to accept his authority
Bishop Filomeno do Nascimiento Vieira Dias of Cabinda, Angola, has issued a statement denounce the acts of violence and vandalism... Read more
Iraqi priest’s beheading linked with Pope’s comments re Islam, says family
Relatives of an Orthodox priest in Iraq, who was kidnapped and found beheaded three days later, said Thursday that his... Read more
