{"id":76410,"date":"2026-07-26T20:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=76410"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:28:35","slug":"catholic-mission-compound-attacked-in-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/catholic-mission-compound-attacked-in-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0647\u062c\u0648\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062c\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0639\u062b\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u062b\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0643\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0625\u062b\u064a\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0627"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>On Dec. 18, looters attacked Itang Catholic Mission in Ethiopia. The incident is a casualty of the longstanding conflict between the Anyuak and Nuer tribes. At dawn, starting at 5:30 a.m., members of the Nuer tribe took over the parish and used it as a base to attack the Anyuak people. At 8 a.m., large groups of the Nuer tribe arrived in 20 dump trucks, carrying pickaxes and metal bars. They assailed the priest\u2019s home and church, trashing each building\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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They assailed the priest\u2019s home and church, trashing each building\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":104689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1064],"tags":[],"series":[1057],"class_list":["post-76410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islam","series-islam"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79723,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/we-must-not-ignore-christian-persecution-in-ethiopia\/","url_meta":{"origin":76410,"position":0},"title":"We Must Not Ignore Christian Persecution in Ethiopia","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"By Dr. Greg Cochran, ICC Fellow\u00a0 Nigeria\u2019s continued presence on the Countries of Particular Concern list is a good sign that religious liberty still motivates the American soul.\u00a0Beyond this, Rep.\u00a0Chris Smith\u00a0(R-N.J.)\u00a0teamed up with\u00a0Rep.\u00a0Riley Moore\u00a0(R-W.Va.)\u00a0to introduce\u00a0the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026\u00a0in the U.S. House of Representatives.\u00a0 In response to this action, Religious Freedom International notes\u00a0that\u00a0Smith has chaired 13 hearings focused exclusively on Nigeria\u00a0during\u00a0the past 30 years.\u00a0These\u00a0positive\u00a0endeavors\u00a0confronting violations of religious freedom should be applauded.\u00a0\u00a0 Nevertheless, because evil never rests,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11472,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/maronite-catholic-priest-recovering-from-injuries-after-attack-at-rectory-in-philadelphia\/","url_meta":{"origin":76410,"position":1},"title":"Maronite Catholic priest recovering from injuries after attack at rectory in Philadelphia","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0623\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628\u0631 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Father El-Tabchi is pressing charges against a man who attacked him at the rectory in Philadelphia, across the street from the St. Maron Maronite Catholic Church, at which he is the pastor, telling parishioners in a letter about the incident that \"God is both merciful and just,\u201d adding that \"mercy without justice is dead, and justice without mercy is ruthless.\u201d \/ Credit: Fadi Saroufim Washington, D.C. 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The national director of the Pontifical Mission\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nigeria Church official calls for justice in 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nigeria-Church-official-calls-for-justice-in-2022-Pentecost-Sunday-attack.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nigeria-Church-official-calls-for-justice-in-2022-Pentecost-Sunday-attack.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nigeria-Church-official-calls-for-justice-in-2022-Pentecost-Sunday-attack.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nigeria-Church-official-calls-for-justice-in-2022-Pentecost-Sunday-attack.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":68839,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/bangladesh-police-arrest-suspect-in-bomb-attacks-on-catholic-sites\/","url_meta":{"origin":76410,"position":5},"title":"Bangladesh police arrest suspect in bomb attacks on Catholic sites","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0646\u0648\u0641\u0645\u0628\u0631 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The main gate of Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, shows damage after two homemade bomb explosions on Oct. 8, 2025. \/ Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 10, 2025 \/ 09:09 am (CNA). 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