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October 28, 2022

Toronto Eritreans pray for jailed bishop

Students are pictured in a file photo during class at Hagaz Agricultural and Technical Boarding School in Eritrea. The agricultural technical school was taken over by the government Aug. 23.

Mothers led the prayers for imprisoned Bishop Fikremariam Haghos Tsalim as 300 faithful of the Eritrean Catholic Community gathered in St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic Church after Mass Oct. 23.

Published in Canada
October 18, 2022

Eritrean authorities detain Catholic bishop with no explanation

Passengers are processed at the immigration section after arriving at Asmara International Airport in Asmara, Eritrea, July 18, 2018. Eritrean authorities are continuing to detain Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity, who was arrested at the airport Oct. 15, 2022.

Eritrean authorities are continuing to detain Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity, who was arrested at the Asmara International Airport Oct. 15.

Published in International
August 29, 2022

Eritrean government seizes church-owned technical school

Eritreans gather in front of the Catholic cathedral in the capital of Asmara.

An agricultural technical school in Eritrea is the latest to fall under government control, in a string of forced seizures of Catholic schools and hospitals.

Published in International
February 28, 2020

Ethiopian cardinal, other church leaders barred from entering Eritrea

Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel is seen at the headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington Oct. 24, 2019.

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel and his delegation were barred from entering neighboring Eritrea, a development that underlines the souring relations between the church and the Eritrean authorities.

Published in International
September 19, 2019

Eritrean bishops protest government seizure of Catholic schools

Women walk along a street Feb. 20, 2016, in Asmara, Eritrea.

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) -- Eritrean bishops protested the government's seizure of Catholic schools and asked that the church be enabled to continue its educational and health services.

Published in International
June 18, 2019

Eritrean bishops: government seized church-run health centers

Women walk along a street Feb. 20, 2016, in Asmara, Eritrea.

NAIROBI, Kenya -- All health facilities run by the Catholic Church in Eritrea have been seized by the government, the country's bishops said.

Published in International