Nuns and priests flee Ethiopia's Tigray regionCatholic bishops say it is difficult for the church to effectively carry out its pastoral work in many parishesSister Ayelech Gebeyehu oversees a meal program at the Blessed Gebremichael Catholic School in Bahir Dar, the capital city of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. (Photo: CNEWA)Catholic bishops in Ethiopia warned that insecurity is shutting down churches and forcing more priests and nuns to flee, as consequences of the war in the northern province of Tigray are felt across the entire country. For more than 20 months in Tigray, Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of Adigrat, his priests, and the people of the region have remained cut off from the rest of the country as a government keeps a blockade in place. In November 2020, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali ordered military action against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the rulers of the semi-autonomous region. The prime minister accused the TPLF of overrunning a national army base in the Tigray capital city, Mekele.

Source: Ethiopian News August 05, 2022 05:03 UTC