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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.

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 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.

Food aid destined for victims of Tigray war. Credit: CBCE

“Death sentence upon those trying to survive”: Bishop on Food Aid Suspension in Ethiopia

Jun 25, 2023

Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin  of Ethiopia’s Adigrat Eparchy has decried the suspension of food aid in the Horn of Africa country, describing the move as “a death sentence” on a people struggling to remain alive. 

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

Be “voice for the voiceless”: Ethiopian Bishop to International Community on Tigrayan War

Oct 15, 2022

The just resumed war in Tigray, the Northernmost region of Ethiopia, is the largest “our planet right now”, the Bishop of Adigrat in the Horn of Africa nation has said, and called on the international community to be “a voice for the voiceless” Tigrayans experiencing a biting humanitarian crisis in the embattled region.

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

Catholic Bishop Appeals to Parties in Ethiopia’s “silent genocide” to End Violence

Jul 28, 2022

The Bishop of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia has decried the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country’s embattled Tigray region, and called upon those who are behind the massive loss of lives in the region to work fast to resolve the situation.

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

Humanitarian Aid in Ethiopia Not Changing Lives Despite Military Truce: Catholic Bishop

Apr 8, 2022

A Catholic Bishop in Ethiopia has said that the besieged people from the country’s Tigray region are not fully benefiting from the humanitarian aid that reaches the region despite a military truce that was promoted by the Prime Minister of the Horn of Africa nation, Abiy Ahmed Ali.