Cardinal Souraphiel: The Church is close to the people suffering in EthiopiaThe Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Addis Ababa speaks to Vatican News about the Ethiopian Catholic bishops’ Ad Limina visit to Rome and says that Pope Francis encouraged them to continue to be close to the people suffering ongoing war there. the Pope insisted that Even if you cannot achieve great things, fraternity and paternal presence are important,How is the life of the Catholic Church in Ethiopia, which is a minority community in the country? Cardinal Souraphiel: The conflict in Tigray was between the regional government and the federal government. The Catholic Church does not support either one or the other party, but we are with the people who suffer. This is important and is not done only at the level of out small Church, but with the support of the universal Church.

Source: Ethiopian News July 05, 2024 10:37 UTC