MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
U.S. Maronite bishop: ‘I’ve never seen Lebanon like this before’
BEIRUT — Two U.S. Maronite Catholic dioceses are sponsoring 450 families each month in Lebanon and have provided several hundred...
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Eyewitness details brutal ‘blasphemy murder’ of Nigerian Christian student
On the day of Emmanuel’s death, Mary received a frantic phone call from her around 9 a.m, asking for help....
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Nigerian Catholic parish hard hit in latest raid
“We told the bandits that most of the captured women are widows whose husbands were killed in previous attacks,” Asake...
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Remember the ongoing suffering of Syria, pope urges
ROME — While the world must pay attention to Russia’s war on Ukraine, it cannot forget Syria and its people,...
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Two churches in Nigeria attacked during Sunday worship
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 20, 2022 / 04:00 am Gunmen in Nigeria attacked a Catholic church and a...
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Ancient marble columns from Church of the Holy Sepulcher get a museum home
JERUSALEM — Moving a 4.7-ton piece of an ancient marble column is never easy. When the piece is from a...
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Nigeria church massacre: At funeral, bishop urges Christians to ‘refuse to be crushed by the tragedy’
“People of God — tragedy and sorrow, small or great, have the capacity to batter and crush us only if...
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MAP: Where are Christians in Nigeria being killed?
The horrific attack was not without precedent in Nigeria. In fact, more Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria...
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Egypt court sentences man to death for killing Coptic priest
CAIRO — An Egyptian court Saturday sentenced a man to die for the April stabbing death of a Coptic Christian...
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Major project makes Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City accessible to all
JERUSALEM — After 10 years of systematic work, the Old City of Jerusalem is more accessible to the disabled and...
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