Prayers, appeals, resource mobilizationIn addition to statements, the Church has also invited all the faithful and people of good will to join in prayers for peace for the country, including engaging in fasting on different occasions, the Bishops noted. More so, the Church has busied herself with appeals and mobilized resources to support humanitarian aid to the people in the affected regions, including Tigray, Oromia, Afar and Benishangul Gumuz. Furthermore, the three plenary assemblies of the Bishops Conference of Ethiopia within the last year and a half have focused on the response of the Church to the ongoing conflict. In fact, during the last assembly in December, the country’s bishops approved a budget of 100 million Birr to be raised internationally and locally. Appeals were made to partners and the secured funds are already being put to use for humanitarian assistance.

Source: Ethiopian News March 09, 2022 23:22 UTC