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Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia
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Catholic Bishops Conference of Ethiopia: Pastoral message for Advent, December 2024 

“Come now, let us reason together” Isaiah 1:18 

All Catholic Clergy, Religious men and women, laity and youth and all people of goodwill!   We, the Bishops of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, held our 57th annual ordinary plenary at the Consolata missionaries retreat center in Mojo from December 9 –13, 2024.   As we enter this holy season…

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Newly appointed Bishop in Ethiopia said our indigenous social values are able to heal our social and spiritual fractures (By Habtamu Abrdew Beture)

Religious leaders being neutral, free from ethnic partisanship and political influences, can play a great role in being mediators, in building a culture of peace and reconciliation

By Habtamu Abrdew Beture, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The newly appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Eparchy of Emdibir and the Secretary General of the Catholic Bishop Conference of Ethiopia His Excellency Bishop Lucas (Abba Teshome Fikre) held an interview with the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) on May 2, 2024. On his…

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The Catholic Church in Ethiopia is Blessed with a newly consecrated young Bishop, Bishop Lukas (By Bezawit Assefa)

The Holy Mass and consecration ceremony was presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Abune Birhaneyesus, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia with Bishops, Priests

By Bezawit Assefa The Episcopal consecration of Reverend Father Teshome Fikre (Ph.D.) was done on 11th February 2024 in Emdibir Eparchy, where the Pope appointed him to be Co adjutor Bishop in last December 2023. The Holy Mass and consecration ceremony was presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Abune Birhaneyesus,…

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The Ethiopian Catholic Church has Revealed Transformative Roadmap for building brighter future in a Synodal way

All leaders of religious denominations have congratulated the Church in reaching to this big milestone and have promised to commit in working with the Catholic Church in addressing common issues

On 19th December 2023, the Ethiopian Catholic Church has launched her Ten-Year Plan which was under preparation since July 2022 until September 2023. The strategic plan titled: Ethiopian Catholic Church Ten-Year Plan (ECC-TYP) is a long-term plan, which was completed at the end of 2015 in the Ethiopian calendar (September…

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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia expressed condolences to those who lost their lives in war in Tigray

CBCE strongly condemned all parties to prioritize the culture of dialogue and understanding and to stop causing misery in citizens

From October 16th – 18th, 2023, the Tigray regional government is informing families of those who lost their lives in the war in Tigray. It has been said that many are in deep grief of losing their dear ones and family members. Considering this the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia…

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Message of the Bishops' Conference of the Ethiopian Catholic Church

“Learn to do good, search for justice, discipline the violent, be just to the orphan” - Isaiah 1:17

To Excellency Bishops, Priests, religious Men and Women, lay faithful, all Catholics and to all Ethiopians and people of good will within the country and abroad, We, the Bishops of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, had conducted our 54th annual regular conference at St. Mary Chapel; the Consolata Missionaries Residence in…

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    • Ethiopia has held a first-of-its-kind consultation forum to help prepare a comprehensive 10-year strategic plan for the Ethiopian Catholic Church, December 12, 2022, at St. Francis Friary in the presence of all dioceses and church bodies (1)
    • Ethiopia has held a first-of-its-kind consultation forum to help prepare a comprehensive 10-year strategic plan for the Ethiopian Catholic Church, December 12, 2022, at St. Francis Friary in the presence of all dioceses and church bodies (2)
    • Ethiopia has held a first-of-its-kind consultation forum to help prepare a comprehensive 10-year strategic plan for the Ethiopian Catholic Church, December 12, 2022, at St. Francis Friary in the presence of all dioceses and church bodies (3)
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Ethiopia has held a first-of-its-kind consultation forum to help prepare a comprehensive 10-year strategic plan for the Ethiopian Catholic Church, December 12, 2022, at St. Francis Friary in the presence of all dioceses and church bodies

At the end the consultation ended by summing up the activities that the church should perform for the next 10 years

Based on the consultation process of the Synod on Synodality, the Ethiopian Catholic Church is under preparation of a 10-year strategic plan which has brought together all the church bodies for joint consultation. The Consultation forum was held from December 12 to 16 2022 in Saint Francis Friary, Addis Ababa…

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“Peace is not achieved by the principle of defeat; The Seed of Peace must first die for it to grow and bear fruit”- His Eminence Cardinal Berhaneyesus

His Eminence Cardinal Berhaneyesus has expressed a word of gratitude for the peace agreement to all Ethiopians and to all the people of goodwill

On the date November 3rd, 2022, Cardinal Berhaneyesus, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ethiopia has congratulated all Ethiopians for the peace negotiations and agreement held in South Africa as the interest of all parties in conflict on behalf of himself and the Ethiopian Catholic Church. Download document: (https://bit.ly/3EklGBi)…

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An Appeal from the Ethiopian Catholic Church concerning the current situation: NO MORE WAR!

May the Lord be a refuge for the oppressed, and a refuge for them in times of trouble (Ps. 9:9).

To all concerned parties The Ethiopian Catholic Church, by her own and jointly with other religious institutes, has frequently called for all parties to avail for peace regarding the war in northern Ethiopia. We are deeply saddened to note that the war has resumed in the area. Many lives have…

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Request for Correction of Misinformation: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia Announces that Some Online and Print Media are Misinterpreting the Content of the Recent Statement Issued by the Conference in July

The statement never states about the fleeing of Priests and Nuns or closing of Churches in Tigray

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia announces that some online and print media are misinterpreting the content of the recent statement issued by the conference in July. The statement never states about the fleeing of Priests and Nuns or closing of Churches in Tigray. The intention of the statement is…