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Hundreds Reportedly Dead after Massacre at Ethiopia's Oriental Orthodox Church

Jan 21, 2021

At least 750 people are reported dead after an attack on an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to a European watchgroup.

Pope Francis greets Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch Abune Mathias Feb. 29, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Asks for Prayer for Persecuted Christians in Ethiopia

Nov 3, 2019

Pope Francis Sunday asked for prayer for persecuted Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, who have been targeted in ongoing ethnic clashes that have left 78 people dead.

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Preside Over, Celebrate Sacraments “properly vested”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya at Priestly Ordination

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Catholic Charity Foundation Reveals “a worsening situation” of Christian Persecution in Mali’s Mopti Region

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Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

 This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of November

At the Angelus on Nov. 3, 2024, Pope Francis asked for prayers for Valencia, a region in southeast Spain that was hit by devastating flash flooding in late October. / Credit: Vatican Media

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