Countries Ethiopia church says crisis over as rogue bishops apologise Nairobi – Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christian Church, one of the oldest in the world, says a crisis that erupted after... Read more 17 Feb, 2023
World Inquiry says Portugal Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5000 minors Lisbon – Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5 000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on... Read more 13 Feb, 2023
Countries Eight killed in Ethiopia church attacks, says rights body Nairobi – Eight people died in attacks on a church in southern Ethiopia last week, the Ethiopian Human Rights... Read more 11 Feb, 2023
Countries Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church lashes out at PM over rebel clergy Nairobi – Ethiopia’s ancient Orthodox Church has accused the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of interfering in its... Read more 3 Feb, 2023
World Spain shaken after deadly church attacks Algeciras – The southern Spanish city of Algeciras was reeling on Thursday, a day after a machete-wielding assailant stormed... Read more 26 Jan, 2023
Countries Priest burnt alive, five worshippers abducted in Nigeria Kano – Armed attackers burnt a Catholic priest alive and abducted five worshippers in two separate attacks in central... Read more 16 Jan, 2023
Algeria Algeria orders Catholic charity Caritas to shut, says church Algiers – Algeria has ordered Catholic charity Caritas to cease its 60 years of operations in the North African... Read more 29 Sep, 2022
Countries Zambia road crash kills 23 church women Lusaka – Twenty-three women members of a Zambian church died on Monday when their speeding vehicle ran off the road... Read more 20 Sep, 2022
Countries Cairo blaze highlights problem of unsafe makeshift churches Cairo – An electrical fire that turned a crowded Cairo church into a deathtrap highlights a persistent problem, say... Read more 18 Aug, 2022
Countries Twins, triplets among child victims of Cairo church blaze Cairo – Mourners in Egypt attended a memorial service on Tuesday for victims of a Coptic church fire in... Read more 17 Aug, 2022