Apr 22 Sami Zaptia

Amidst a fighting stalemate: The Pope calls for peace in Libya, death toll rises and a state of emergency is announced in Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia. London, 20 April 2019: As the Pope called for peace in Libya, the Faiez Serraj Ministry of Interior announced a state of emergency i...

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New Vatican ambassador to Libya appointed
Jun 10 Michel Cousins

New Vatican ambassador to Libya appointed

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 10 June 2017:The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has appointed a new Vatican Apostolic Nuncio (the Vatican’s term fo...

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Catholic bishop in Tripoli retires
Feb 8 Michel Cousins

Catholic bishop in Tripoli retires

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 8 February 2017:Bishop Giovanni Martinelli, the Roman Catholic bishop in Tripoli for the past 32 years, has retired.Born near T...

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Pope questions Western model of democracy for Libya
May 17 Michel Cousins

Pope questions Western model of democracy for Libya

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 17 May 2015:The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has questioned the way the West was trying to export its mo...

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Feb 17 Michel Cousins

Pope calls Egyptian Christians beheaded in Sirte “martyrs”

By Libya Herald staff.17 February 2015:Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has called the 21 Egyptian Copts who were murdered by supp...

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Jul 13 Newsdesk1

Malta-based couple funds first ever private rescue vessel for migrants lost at sea

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 13 July 2014:A Malta-based philanthropist couple has responded to the October Lampedusa shipwrecks that killed around 7...

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Vatican Ambassador to Libya appointed
Apr 17 Michel Cousins

Vatican Ambassador to Libya appointed

Vatican City's coat of armsTripoli, 17 April 2103:A new Vatican Ambassador to Libya has been appointed by Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic...

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