Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) meet before issuing a synodal message about courage in the face of many hardships. “The fact that the Catholic bishops are circulating the statement and asking to have it read at parish Masses is something new,” the source said, adding that Catholic bishops in Ethiopia “were very fearful in the past. Written during Advent to culminate in Christmas, which is celebrated on Jan. 7 in Ethiopia, the Catholic bishops situated their pastoral exhortation firmly within the concrete realities of Ethiopian life. ‘Our land is soaked in pain’The CBCE members also addressed war and insecurity. Catholic bishops and clergy gather with religious and laity before issuing a synodal message encouraging the faithful to have courage in the face of hardship.

Source: Ethiopian News January 05, 2026 19:18 UTC