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April 2015

April 04, 2015

The ‘surrender’ of a Syrian girl gives face to the plight of refugee children

Beirut, Lebanon, Apr 4, 2015 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A photo that went viral...

April 01, 2015

Christians returning to Homs, Syria, even though Islamic State looms

Homs, Syria, Apr 1, 2015 / 02:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- In...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Three weeks as an Islamic State captive – one woman tells her story

Erbil, Iraq, Mar 31, 2015 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The woman was just 19...

March 30, 2015

With #BringBackOurGirls no longer trending, Nigerians aghast at ‘inaction’ from donors

Abuja, Nigeria, Mar 30, 2015 / 02:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Almost a year after the...

March 29, 2015

Pope’s delegation offers comfort, communion to Iraqi refugees

Erbil, Iraq, Mar 28, 2015 / 06:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Hoping to awaken the world...

March 26, 2015

Palestinian president may visit Vatican a second time for canonization Mass

Jerusalem, Israel, Mar 26, 2015 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Nearly a year since taking...

March 23, 2015

A ‘spiritual oasis’ – Southern Arabian cathedral celebrates 50 years

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Mar 23, 2015 / 05:33 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vicariate...

March 19, 2015

Congolese bishop condemns priest’s murder as an ‘infernal act’

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mar 19, 2015 / 02:04 am (Aid to the...

March 18, 2015

Ebola cases are dropping, but it’s ‘still too early to rejoice’

Freetown, Sierra Leone, Mar 18, 2015 / 03:14 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As the number of...

March 18, 2015

With rise in extremist threat, Pope assures Nigerian bishops of his closeness

Jos, Nigeria, Mar 18, 2015 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has sent a...

March 15, 2015

Read the words of an Orthodox bishop kidnapped in Syria nearly two years ago

Aleppo, Syria, Mar 15, 2015 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On April 22, 2013, both...

March 13, 2015

Will Pope Francis visit the fragile Central African Republic later this year?

Bangui, Central African Republic, Mar 13, 2015 / 05:21 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archbishop of...

March 12, 2015

March 15, 2015: A day of fasting, prayer for war-torn Syria

Damascus, Syria, Mar 12, 2015 / 04:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the fourth anniversary of...

March 12, 2015

Malawian bishops visit flooded areas, showing solidarity and delivering aid

Blantyre, Malawi, Mar 12, 2015 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Malawi's bishops are making solidarity...

March 06, 2015

After devastating floods, Malawi bishops urge disaster management policies

Dedza, Malawi, Mar 6, 2015 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In light of heavy flooding...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

African bishops aim for observer status at African Union

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb 27, 2015 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The African bishops took...

February 23, 2015

Relief and gratitude after release of priest abducted in Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb 23, 2015 / 02:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Friends and colleagues have pledged...

February 20, 2015

Coptic Catholics consecrate first church in Sinai, against backdrop of martyrdom

Ismailia, Egypt, Feb 20, 2015 / 02:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- “The...

February 19, 2015

Why this bishop is staying in Libya after the ISIS massacre

Tripoli, Italy, Feb 19, 2015 / 02:48 am (CNA/EWTN News).- “I should stay! How can...

February 18, 2015

Near Bethlehem, Israeli barrier threatens Christians’ future

Jerusalem, Israel, Feb 18, 2015 / 03:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Palestinian Christians, a monastery, a...

February 17, 2015

Meet the Christians in Syria who want to stay, despite the war

Homs, Syria, Feb 17, 2015 / 02:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- “Fortunately,...

February 13, 2015

In run-up to presidential vote, Nigerian bishop slams government corruption

Abuja, Nigeria, Feb 13, 2015 / 03:54 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- Bitterly...

February 11, 2015

Franciscan Holy Land pilgrimage aims to revitalize priests’ ministry

Jerusalem, Israel, Feb 11, 2015 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An upcoming twenty-day Holy Land...

February 05, 2015

After pilot’s heinous execution, Jordan’s Christians pray for religious harmony

Amman, Jordan, Feb 4, 2015 / 05:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians in Jordan have responded...

February 04, 2015

Cape Verde, Africa is getting its first cardinal

Praia, Cape Verde, Feb 3, 2015 / 07:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At the beginning of...

February 02, 2015

Vatican commission to oversee Catholic university in Jordan

Amman, Jordan, Feb 2, 2015 / 04:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican Secretariat of State...

January 2015

January 30, 2015

Can Christians survive the ‘dirty games’ of Middle East politics?

Amman, Jordan, Jan 30, 2015 / 04:19 pm (CNA).- Christians have lived in the Middle...

January 30, 2015

Missionary: Boko Haram behind attacks on churches, religious in Niger

Niamey, Niger, Jan 30, 2015 / 04:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- Boko...

January 30, 2015

Ghana priests shift focus to marriage prep, youth formation

Accra, Ghana, Jan 30, 2015 / 02:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A national gathering of hundreds...

January 29, 2015

Iraqi priests work to save historic Christian writings from Islamic State

Erbil, Iraq, Jan 29, 2015 / 02:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Effectively exiled from his friary...