Ethiopia Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/international/countries/ethiopia/ England and Wales Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:18:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Ethiopia Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/international/countries/ethiopia/ 32 32 174395915 Bishop Swarbrick calls for prayer and solidarity to end conflict in Tigray https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-calls-for-prayer-and-solidarity-to-end-conflict-in-tigray/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-calls-for-prayer-and-solidarity-to-end-conflict-in-tigray/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:18:06 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=121162 Bishop Paul Swarbrick, Lead Bishop for Africa for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has expressed great concern at the renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and growing tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea. “I visited the region of Tigray in 2025 and had the opportunity to meet people who had been displaced by […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-calls-for-prayer-and-solidarity-to-end-conflict-in-tigray/feed/ 0 121162 War has made Tigrayans mistake birds in flight for drones, says Bishop Swarbrick https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-ethiopia/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-ethiopia/#respond Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:28:33 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=110136 After recently visiting the Tigray region of Ethiopia, which suffered one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st Century, Bishop Paul Swarbrick, Lead Bishop for Africa, has said that some people there are so traumatised by war that when they see birds in flight, they automatically mistake them for drones. Speaking on our Catholic News […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-swarbrick-ethiopia/feed/ 0 110136 Ethiopian Bishop appeals for help to alleviate humanitarian crisis in Tigray https://www.cbcew.org.uk/ethiopian-bishop-appeals-for-help-to-alleviate-humanitarian-crisis-in-tigray/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/ethiopian-bishop-appeals-for-help-to-alleviate-humanitarian-crisis-in-tigray/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:10:20 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=91110 In an open letter, Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin highlights the suffering, despair, and death that has plagued the population, especially women, children, and the elderly, due to years of conflict, drought, and neglect in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Noting that millions of people, displaced by conflict and now call Tigray and neighbouring regions their home, he emphasizes […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/ethiopian-bishop-appeals-for-help-to-alleviate-humanitarian-crisis-in-tigray/feed/ 0 91110 Millions facing starvation in East Africa https://www.cbcew.org.uk/millions-facing-starvation-in-east-africa/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/millions-facing-starvation-in-east-africa/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:55:48 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=66321 CAFOD, the Church’s overseas aid and development charity, warns that up to 20 million people are fighting for their lives in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan. This is down to the spiralling cost of food and the fact that the region is facing the worst drought in 40 years. The Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya, the […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/millions-facing-starvation-in-east-africa/feed/ 0 66321 Bishop: People of Tigray at the heart of Christ’s Passion struggling to reach Easter Sunday https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-people-of-tigray-at-the-heart-of-christs-passion-struggling-to-reach-easter-sunday/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-people-of-tigray-at-the-heart-of-christs-passion-struggling-to-reach-easter-sunday/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=54580 The Right Reverend Paul Swarbrick, the Lead Bishop for Africa at the Bishops’ Conference, has expressed his solidarity with those suffering violence and persecution in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, assuring them that “Christ is in the crisis”. “We wonder where God is in these situations and we remember that the Word became flesh and […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-people-of-tigray-at-the-heart-of-christs-passion-struggling-to-reach-easter-sunday/feed/ 0 54580 Catholic Church in England and Wales stands in solidarity with Tigray https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-church-in-england-and-wales-stands-in-solidarity-with-tigray/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-church-in-england-and-wales-stands-in-solidarity-with-tigray/#respond Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:04:52 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=54009 Bishop Paul Swarbrick has written to Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, to express the solidarity of Catholics in England and Wales. The violence in Tigray, which began in November 2020, has driven more than one million people from their homes, triggering a humanitarian catastrophe with shortages of food, medicine and clean water. Reports are continuing […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/catholic-church-in-england-and-wales-stands-in-solidarity-with-tigray/feed/ 0 54009 Bishop calls on UK government to support justice and peace in Tigray https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-calls-on-uk-government-to-support-justice-and-peace-in-tigray/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-calls-on-uk-government-to-support-justice-and-peace-in-tigray/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:58:46 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=52612 Bishop Paul Swarbrick, the lead bishop for Africa, has called on the UK government to step up its assistance for people affected by the violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and its involvement in peace efforts. In a letter to the Minister for Africa, Bishop Paul expressed his solidarity with the local Church in Ethiopia and warned: […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-calls-on-uk-government-to-support-justice-and-peace-in-tigray/feed/ 0 52612 Bishop offers Advent prayers for victims of violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray Province https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-offers-advent-prayers-for-victims-of-violence-in-ethiopias-tigray-province/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-offers-advent-prayers-for-victims-of-violence-in-ethiopias-tigray-province/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:34:25 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=51374 As the people of Ethiopia’s Tigray region continue to suffer at the heart of a violent conflict, with hundreds dead and thousands displaced, the situation threatens to escalate to a more serious refugee emergency and a region-wide crisis. Bishop Paul Swarbrick, who holds the Africa brief at the Bishops’ Conference, has offered prayers for all […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-offers-advent-prayers-for-victims-of-violence-in-ethiopias-tigray-province/feed/ 0 51374 Cry for peace and justice in Ethiopia https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cry-for-peace-and-justice-in-ethiopia/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cry-for-peace-and-justice-in-ethiopia/#respond Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:05:56 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=51248 Ethiopia’s Tigray region is currently experiencing a serious escalation of violence, leading to grave human rights and international humanitarian law violations. Several hundred civilians have been killed and over 40,000 Ethiopians have been forced to flee into neighboring Sudan to save their lives. The United Nations has raised alarm over severe food shortages in the […]

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