MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
‘Mosques are springing up everywhere’, Congolese bishop says amid fear of Islamization
He says that for many years Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi had a lot of interest in DR Congo and gave generously...
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Shot Catholic bishop-elect prays for purification of S Sudan diocese
In the five-minute video recorded May 3, the Italian-born member of the Comboni Missionaries said: “Let me be a sign...
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As Lebanese cry for justice, politics paralyzes the system
BEIRUT — Even after she was taken off an investigation into alleged financial crimes by a money transfer company, the...
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Lebanese sanctuary where Mary, Jesus rested is ‘very holy land’
SIDON, Lebanon — In the village of Maghdouché, overlooking the ancient Mediterranean coastal city of Sidon, a statue of the...
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Nazareth’s Basilica of the Annunciation leads prayer for expectant women and unborn
CNA Staff, May 4, 2021 / 04:00 am America/Denver (CNA). The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth will lead the...
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Cardinal sees Holy Land pilgrimages as time for prayer and relationships
ROME — The grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem really hopes that the improving...
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Vaccinated faithful throng Jerusalem church for Holy Fire
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Christian worshippers made use of Israel’s easing of coronavirus restrictions Saturday, packing a Jerusalem church revered...
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‘I’m well, improving, I’ll be with you’: Bishop-elect to S Sudan’s Rumbek diocese
Fr. Carlassare, 43, was appointed Bishop of Rumbek March 8. He traveled to the Rumbek diocese April 15 following a...
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‘We are all brothers,’ Franciscan in Jericho says of iftar gifts
JERUSALEM — As his Muslim neighbors and fellow Jericho residents make their way home for the iftar, which breaks the...
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In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
TEL AVIV, Israel — A turreted former Catholic girl’s school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho House...
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