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Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel of Addis Ababa is pictured at the headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington Oct. 24, 2019. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

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Ethiopian cardinal says he hopes peace agreement will end war

Fredrick Nzwili|Nov 4, 2022|2 Min Read

Villagers returning from a market in the town of Yechila walk past scores of burned vehicles in Ethiopia's Tigray region July 10, 2021. Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of Adigrat restated his call for the local and international community to act to save millions of people trapped in war. (CNS photo/Giulia Paravicini, Reuters)

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Ethiopian bishop urges action to save millions in renewed war in Tigray

Fredrick Nzwili|Oct 5, 2022|2 Min Read

Two sisters of the Daughters of Charity in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, gather for morning prayer in their convent chapel in this 2015 file photo. Catholic bishops in Ethiopia have warned that insecurity is shutting down churches and forcing more priests and nuns to flee their monasteries, as consequences of the war in the northern province of Tigray are felt across the country. (CNS photo/Petterik Wiggers, courtesy CNEWA)

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Nuns and priests flee, more churches shut in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Fredrick Nzwili|Aug 8, 2022|3 Min Read

An 8-year-old girl receives treatment at Ethiopia's Dubti Referral Hospital Feb. 24, 2022. The girl lost her left hand from explosives left near her house in the aftermath of fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Tigray People's Liberation Front. (CNS photo/Tiksa Negeri, Reuters)

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New rights report documents atrocities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray

Fredrick Nzwili|Apr 6, 2022|3 Min Read

A tank damaged during the fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Force and Tigray Special Forces is pictured on the outskirts of Humera July 1, 2021. Ethiopian bishops are expressing a desire for peace, healing and reconciliation across the country, especially in Tigray following a yearlong war. (CNS photo/Reuters)

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Ethiopian bishops call for ceasefire in Tigray crisis

Catholic News Agency|Jul 22, 2021|3 Min Read

Ethiopian women who fled the ongoing fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are pictured in Sudan Nov. 22, 2020. Pope Francis appealed for peace in Ethiopia Nov. 27 after fighting broke out in the Tigray region between government forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front. Hundreds of people were killed and tens of thousands of people fled to neighboring South Sudan. (CNS photo/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah, Reuters)

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Pope appeals for peace as violence increases in Ethiopia

Junno Arocho Esteves|Nov 30, 2020|2 Min Read

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