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November 2017

November 02, 2017

Christianity can survive in Iraq but not without your help

Santiago, Chile, Nov 2, 2017 / 04:00 pm (ACI Prensa).- “Iraq needs aid now, or...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

How can Saudi Arabia counter violent extremism? Religious freedom, expert says

Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct 26, 2017 / 05:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Saudi Arabia’s crown prince...

October 25, 2017

What it’s like to be a missionary in Central African Republic

Bangassou, Central African Republic, Oct 25, 2017 / 03:04 am (ACI Prensa).- Especially in war-torn...

October 24, 2017

Christians play vital role in Middle East – the view from Lebanon

Byblos, Lebanon, Oct 24, 2017 / 03:35 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- The...

October 18, 2017

Kidnapped priest in Nigeria released, doing well

Benin City, Nigeria, Oct 18, 2017 / 10:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fr. Maurizio Pallù, an...

October 17, 2017

South Africa needs a better anti-corruption system, bishops say

Cape Town, South Africa, Oct 16, 2017 / 09:36 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- South Africa’s Conference...

October 16, 2017

Despair would worsen the situation, bishop says in wake of Somalia attack

Djibouti, Djibouti, Oct 16, 2017 / 03:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After Somalia suffered its deadliest...

October 16, 2017

Italian Catholic priest kidnapped in Nigeria

Abuja, Nigeria, Oct 16, 2017 / 01:44 pm (ACI Prensa).- An Italian Catholic priest, who...

October 10, 2017

Iraqi women visit historic monastery after its recapture from Islamic State

Mosul, Iraq, Oct 10, 2017 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Last week 300 women visited...

October 05, 2017

Want Ghana to be transformed? Proclaim your faith, says local bishop

Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, Oct 5, 2017 / 01:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in Ghana should openly...

October 01, 2017

Iraqi Church leaders pray for peace after Kurdish referendum

Erbil, Iraq, Oct 1, 2017 / 05:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Church leaders have expressed anxiety...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

UN resolution to investigate ISIS crimes praised as step toward recognizing genocide

New York City, N.Y., Sep 24, 2017 / 04:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As the U.N....

September 20, 2017

Togo’s bishops call for peace while reform goes to public vote

Lome, Togo, Sep 19, 2017 / 08:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Following Togo's largest protests in...

September 19, 2017

Christian refugees reportedly forced to say Muslim prayers for food in Sudan

Khartoum, Sudan, Sep 19, 2017 / 12:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christian children in Sudanese refugee...

September 05, 2017

Catholic priest in Nigeria kidnapped, murdered

Orlu, Nigeria, Sep 5, 2017 / 03:32 pm (CNA).- A Catholic priest was kidnapped and...

September 02, 2017

Grave of Cameroonian bishop who died under suspicious circumstances desecrated

Bacolod, Philippines, Sep 2, 2017 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The grave of Bishop Jean...

September 01, 2017

In deadly CAR conflict, Catholic seminary shelters 2,000 Muslims

Bangui, Central African Republic, Sep 1, 2017 / 02:46 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Thousands of Muslim...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

After three years of ISIS occupation, the Mass returns to Mosul

Mosul, Iraq, Aug 30, 2017 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Following the liberation of Mosul,...

August 20, 2017

Thousands of South Sudanese find refuge in Cathedral

Wau, South Sudan, Aug 20, 2017 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the civil war...

August 19, 2017

Kenyan bishops decry post-election violence

Nairobi, Kenya, Aug 19, 2017 / 04:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With violent protests and several...

August 18, 2017

No end in sight as Uganda receives one million South Sudanese refugees

Kampala, Uganda, Aug 18, 2017 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The tally of South Sudanese...

August 16, 2017

Shock and grief after mudslide in Sierra Leone kills hundreds

Freetown, Sierra Leone, Aug 16, 2017 / 11:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A massive mudslide in...

August 12, 2017

Amid rising divorce rates, Malawi bishops hold marriage conference

Lilongwe, Malawi, Aug 12, 2017 / 04:23 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Divorce rates in Malawi have...

August 11, 2017

A bishop’s plea: Don’t forget victims of war and cholera in Yemen

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Aug 11, 2017 / 04:42 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A deadly...

August 11, 2017

Aleppo’s Melkite archbishop looks to rebuild city from the ashes

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 11, 2017 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After the Syrian city...

August 09, 2017

After years of exile, Dominican sisters return to Iraq’s Nineveh Plain

Erbil, Iraq, Aug 9, 2017 / 04:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After three years in exile...

August 04, 2017

Vote wisely, seek peace, bishops say ahead of Kenya’s elections

Nairobi, Kenya, Aug 4, 2017 / 05:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With Kenya’s elections fast approaching,...

August 03, 2017

Malawi’s government encourages local Catholic media

Karonga, Malawi, Aug 3, 2017 / 10:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Mawali's information, communication and technology...

August 01, 2017

Catholic schools are a pillar of Church in Sudan

Khartoum, Sudan, Aug 1, 2017 / 06:01 am (CNA).- Dust and mud brick houses everywhere...

July 2017

July 28, 2017

A Church on mission – Zambia celebrates 125 years of the Catholic faith

Lusaka, Zambia, Jul 28, 2017 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As Zambia concluded a year...