"We are about to be silenced once more" - Christians in Tigray

The Vatican is being urged to bring its moral authority to bear on the leaders of Ethiopia, Tigray and Eritrea, where conflict has resumed, ending five months of uneasy truce. On August 26th, an Ethiopian airstrike hit the Tigrayan capital, Mekelle, killing children at a kindergarten. Addis Ababa blames Tigray for launching a new offensive, a claim refuted by the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front. UNICEF chief, Catherine Russell, condemned the resumption of war, saying "the escalation of violence in northern Ethiopia has caused children to pay the heaviest price."