Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat (ECS)

Ethiopian Cardinal, Church Delegates Held Overnight at Asmara Airport, Denied Entry

The President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia, Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphel and the members of the delegation he was leading spent a night at Eritrea’s Asmara airport Saturday, February 22 and returned home after they were denied entry into Eritrea, the Bishops’ Secretariat has confirmed in a statement.