MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Pope Leo XIV’s visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-battered Lebanon
BEIRUT — Mireille Khoury lit a candle next to a portrait of her late son, Elias, surrounded by images of...
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Hundreds of Nigerian students remain captive; Cameroon archbishop warns of church closures
By Diego López Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 24, 2025 / 17:41 pm The Catholic Church is facing a new...
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As Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Turkey nears, anticipation grows among local communities
By Nathalie Ritzmann ACI MENA, Nov 24, 2025 / 11:05 am With the countdown underway for Pope Leo XIV’s first...
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Photos show Christian landmarks in Lebanon ahead of the pope’s visit
BEIRUT — Lebanon is a country where crosses rise from mountaintops, rooftops and street corners, and Christian symbols are woven...
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Days before papal visit to Lebanon, Israel kills senior Hezbollah official in Beirut strike
HARET HREIK, Lebanon — Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai...
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Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s historic visit, Lebanese recall past papal trips
By Romy Haber ACI MENA, Nov 23, 2025 / 09:00 am Anticipation is building across Lebanon as the country prepares...
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Netanyahu convenes cabinet on settler violence in the West Bank that continues unabated
JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister met with top security officials to discuss a rising tide of Israeli settler violence in...
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Armed attackers kidnap children from Catholic elementary school in Nigeria
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Nov 21, 2025 / 17:20 pm The Diocese of Kontagora in Nigeria has described as...
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Nigeria ‘no longer safe for children,’ Catholic bishop says after abduction of 25 schoolgirls
By Abah Anthony John ACI Africa, Nov 21, 2025 / 13:40 pm Bishop Bulus Yohana Dauwa of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese...
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‘The pope is traveling to a wounded country,’ Lebanese priest says
By Victoria Cardiel ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 21, 2025 / 07:00 am The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to...
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