Source: ACN/Mark T Jones/ The Nation/Open DoorsThe only Catholic church in Somaliland, East Africa, which was officially re-opened on 29 July, has been closed again, due to 'public pressure'. The church is located in the Shaab area of the region’s capital, Hargeisa, where there are many government offices. Bishop Giorgio Bertin, the apostolic administrator of Mogadishu and bishop of Djibouti, re-consecrated the church late last year. “Not many people come to Mass – ten at most,” he told Aid to the Church in Need. Somali specialist Mark T Jones analyses the situation in more depth in this article in the Somaliland Press.

Source: Ethiopian News August 07, 2017 22:18 UTC