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Catholic Church in Ethiopia

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: CBCE

“Let’s lay aside the tools of war, destruction, division”: Ethiopia’s Catholic Bishops in Advent Message

Dec 21, 2024

As the Catholic Church in Ethiopia begins her Advent Season 2024, members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) are calling on the people of God in the Horn of Africa nation to seek inspiration from the “King of Peace” and work towards peaceful coexistence. 

Mons. Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie. Credit: Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ)

“I feel small, I recognize my limitations”: Bishop-elect on Appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dec 4, 2024

Mons. Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie who was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on November 6  has expressed humility and gratitude to members of the Religious Institute of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ).

Mons. Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie. Credit: Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ)

Comboni Superior General Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Institute Initiates Transition Process

Nov 6, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed the Superior General of the Religious Institute of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ) Auxiliary Bishop of Ethiopia’s Catholic Archdiocese of Addis Ababa that is under the pastoral care of Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel.

Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with the people of  Gofa Zone in the Southern part of Ethiopia who lost their loved ones in the deadly July 21 and July 22 landslides. Credit: Vatican Media/CBCE

Pope Francis Expresses Closeness with “sorely tried population” of Southern Ethiopia following Deadly Landslides

Jul 29, 2024

Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with the people of  Gofa Zone in the Southern part of Ethiopia who lost their loved ones in the deadly July 21 and July 22 landslides.

Credit: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE)

“Our heartfelt condolences”: Cardinal in Ethiopia in Solidarity with Landslides Victims as Death Toll Projected at 500

Jul 26, 2024

Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel of Ethiopia has written to the people of Gofa Zone in the Southern part of the Horn of Africa country, expressing the solidarity of the Church with people who lost their loved ones in the deadly July 21 and July 22 landslides.

Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia. Credit: ACN

Catholic Bishop in Ethiopia Unable to See Priests as Situation in Tigray Remains Tense

Jul 25, 2024

To the rest of the world, war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region ended following a peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in November 2022. But for the displaced thousands in the region, the situation remains tense as they have not been able to go back to their respective homes.

Children participating in Judo classes conducted by JRS in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Credit: Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)

Jesuit Refugee Service Using “transformative power” of Judo to Foster Unity among Beneficiaries in Ethiopia

Jul 23, 2024

Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS), an international entity of the members of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits) is using judo to promote unity among young boys and girls from local and refugee communities in Ethiopia.

“Resilience is the best definition to describe these wonderful people”: Catholic Bishop on Residents of Tigray, Ethiopia

Jul 11, 2024

Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of Ethiopia’s Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat, which covers the Tigray region has lauded the people of God in the Northernmost regional state in the Horn of Africa nation for their resilience. 

Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel of Addis Ababa Archdiocese. Credit: CBCE

Easter in Ethiopia: Cardinal Emphasizes Need for Lasting Peace, Says “only way out of our problems”

May 4, 2024

The challenges the people of God in Ethiopia grapple with can only be resolved through lasting peace in the Horn of Africa nation, the Catholic Archbishop of Addis Ababa has said.

Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia. Credit: CBCE

“I’m a witness to unspeakable suffering, death”: Bishop in Ethiopia on Tigray, Wants Pretoria Peace Pact Implemented

Apr 20, 2024

The Bishop of Ethiopia’s Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat, which covers the Tigray region has witnessed firsthand the “unspeakable suffering” and even death of the people of God in the embattled region of the Horn of Africa nation.

Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis and Fr. Vittorio Boria reflect on the secret meaning of St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral in Ethiopia. Credit: CBCE

Art Inside Ethiopian Catholic Cathedral Reveals “paradise on earth”: Bishop

Mar 20, 2024

The structural design, the paintings, and the general aesthetics of St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral of the Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Emdeber gives off an aura of paradise.

Bishop Teshome Fikre Woldetensae. Credit: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE)

“I count on your prayers”: Catholic Bishop in Ethiopia at Episcopal Ordination

Feb 22, 2024

The Coadjutor Bishop of the Eparchy of Emdeber in Ethiopia has said he is counting on the prayers of the people of God to succeed in his Episcopal Ministry.

Fr. Abinet Abebe, Coordinator of the Department of Family and Youth of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: CBCE

Ethiopia “crying out” for Peace, “cornerstone of tranquility”: Catholic Priest

Jan 9, 2024

The people of God in Ethiopia are “crying out” for peace, the Coordinator of the Department of Family and Youth of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) has said.

Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel. Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat/Facebook

Cardinal Urges Ethiopians to Respect Human Life, Holy Places in Christmas Message

Jan 5, 2024

The Catholic Archbishop of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia has urged the people of God in the country to respect human life and holy places so as to “properly” celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

Mons. Teshome Fikre Woldetensae, appointed Coadjutor Bishop for the Eparchy of Emdeber inEthiopia on 16 December 2023. Credit: CBCE

Secretary General of Ethiopia Conference of Catholic Bishops Appointed Coadjutor Bishop

Dec 16, 2023

The Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) has been appointed Coadjutor Bishop for the Eparchy of Emdeber in the Horn of Africa nation.

Yordanos with her family at the IDP camp in Mekelle, Ethiopia. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Entity Facilitating Food, “psycho-social support” to Victims of Ethiopia Conflict

Dec 10, 2023

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, is facilitating the provision of food and “psycho-social support” to victims of war in Ethiopia, more than a year since the peace agreement to end the two-year violent conflict in the country’s Tigray region was signed. 

Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara. Credit: CBCE

Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Apostolic Vicar in Ethiopia

Nov 23, 2023

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo in Ethiopia, where he has been serving as Apostolic Vicar.

Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia. Credit: CBCE

“We do not want Tigray to be forgotten”: Ethiopian Catholic Bishop to Global Community

Oct 24, 2023

With international attention now focused on the Israel-Palestine war, a Catholic Bishop in Ethiopia is appealing to world leaders not to forget the conflict in the country’s Tigray region.

Members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: CBCE

“Blood of many citizens shed in vain”: Catholic Bishops in Ethiopia on Persistent Violence

Oct 17, 2023

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) have decried persistent violence in the Horn of Africa nation.

Members of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: CBCE

Let’s “individually, collectively” Work for Lasting Peace: Ethiopia's Bishops on New Year

Sep 12, 2023

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) have urged the people of God in the Horn of Africa nation to “individually and collectively” work towards lasting peace as the country marks its New Year on Tuesday, September 12.