The apostolic vicariate of Soddo lies in southern Ethiopia around 385 km south of the capital Addis Ababa. The territory of the vicariate is approximately 47,000 km² in area and has almost 192,000 Catholics today. The number of parishes is growing and there are now 34 of them, together with numerous out-stations, which are increasing more and […]
Support for the distribution of Bibles and a Blooming Catechetical Apostolate The priestly Order of the Imitation of Christ was established in 1919 in Kerala in India. It has also been present in the Horn of Africa since 2009. In fact the order now has three monasteries in Ethiopia, in the diocese of Endibir and […]
The targeting of young people, indiscriminate killings and widespread sexual violence – including the rape of nuns – is part of a genocide against the Tigrayan ethnic group of northern Ethiopia, according to a source close to the Church. The source, who will remain anonymous for security reasons, told Catholic Charity Aid to the Church […]
“The situation in northern Ethiopia is alarming. Communication is very precarious and the region has been totally isolated from the rest of the world for almost three weeks. No internet or telephone. But the news we get from those who have been able to visit the area is terrible,” says Regina Lynch, project manager for […]
CRTN Presents: “Ethiopia – From every clan.” A documentary film supported by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about a missionary living with the Dassanech people on Ethiopia’s Omo River, who works to overcome generations of inter-tribal violence through evangelization and reconciliation, was selected and nominated in the best documentary category for the 23rd […]
Ethiopia Helping a youth and family apostolate in the Horn of Africa by ACN Projects Department International Adapted by Amanda Griffin, ACN Canada Published online June 3, 2020 Sitting in the east of the continent, on the Horn of Africa, is Ethiopia—a country filled with contradictions. On the one hand, the country is showing […]
Ethiopia Holiday catechetical program for the young The parish of Saint Gabriel in Wolisso has around 1,000 parishioners. They are proud of the fact that their families have been Catholics for many generations. Around 700 Catholics live in the town of Wolisso and another 300 live in a village around 20 km away. Father Kebede […]
Ethiopia Bicycles for 30 catechists in Gambella The apostolic vicariate of Gambella lies in the extreme west of Ethiopia, on the frontier with South Sudan. It is a remote and underdeveloped region where there is widespread poverty. Therefore, there are recurrent and intermittent inter-tribal conflicts mainly between the more settled, farming tribes […]
Ethiopia Supporting pastoral work in all its various aspects The Borana people live in the far south of Ethiopia in a region bordering on Kenya. In many ways, the Catholic Church is in her infancy here, since Catholic missionaries only arrived in the region about 45 years ago. The Holy Spirit Fathers (Spiritans) who […]
Ethiopia A chapel in one of the remotest regions of the country The region of Benishangul-Gumuz lies in the far west of Ethiopia, on the border with Sudan, and is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped regions in the country. It has a population of almost 990,000, a little over one fifth of […]
