MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA

JERUSALEM — Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The pope named as auxiliary...

According to the report, the sisters ran two-by-two in different directions while the superior ran to the convent to warn...

Lebanon has been in the grips of an economic crisis since August 2019. In 2021, Cardinal Béchara Pierre Raï, the...

ROME — Catholic leaders from Europe, the United States and Canada called on their governments to support Lebanese Cardinal Bechara...

ROME — Christians have a right to remain in Iraq and the obligation to contribute to the country’s growth and...

In Iraq, Rezaei noted, Iran-backed Shiite militias have carried out numerous abductions, killings, and sexual assaults in recent years. They...

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority on Monday said it was backing down from a contentious plan to encompass...

DEIR RAFAT, Israel — Childhood friends Gonzague Browaeys and Theophile Robin had not even considered taking a pilgrimage of faith...

BEIRUT — As Lebanon crumbles under a socioeconomic crisis, Lebanon’s religious are assuming roles as relief and social workers. “We...

The attackers burned two dormitories, a classroom, and a vehicle. Another vehicle was stolen. A crucifix was destroyed, and the...