Ethiopia: Church leaders appeal for peace amid growing unrestThe Catholic Bishops of Ethiopia have appealed for peaceful dialogue, as tensions in the northern Tigray region threaten to drag the country into a civil war. Nov 10, 2020ADDIS ABABA: The Catholic Bishops of Ethiopia have appealed for peaceful dialogue, as tensions in the northern Tigray region threaten to drag the country into a civil war. The Ethiopian government on Wednesday cut off communications in the heavily armed northern Tigray region and ordered troops to respond to an alleged deadly attack by Tigray's forces on a military base there. The full statement of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia follows:Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God (Mt. Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel, CMMetropolitan Archbishop of Addis AbabaPresident of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia––ICN

Source: Ethiopian News November 09, 2020 17:15 UTC