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January 2015

January 29, 2015

Jesuit laments car bomb attack in Syria, scorns media silence

Homs, Syria, Jan 28, 2015 / 05:09 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- “Most...

January 28, 2015

Malawian bishops commit to spreading the Gospel with new media

Lilongwe, Malawi, Jan 28, 2015 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A national symposium of Catholic...

January 27, 2015

Should the West take on Nigeria’s terrorists? Bishops say yes

Abuja, Nigeria, Jan 26, 2015 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Against the background of continuing...

January 23, 2015

Leading Iraqi Christian calls on Muslims to confront ‘culture of hatred’

Baghdad, Iraq, Jan 23, 2015 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon...

January 22, 2015

Masses suspended in Niger due to church burnings

Niamey, Niger, Jan 22, 2015 / 04:32 pm (CNA).- The bishops of Niger have canceled...

January 22, 2015

Suffering in Sierra Leone, hard-hit by Ebola, reminds bishop of civil war years

Kenema, Sierra Leone, Jan 22, 2015 / 02:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).-...

January 15, 2015

Malawi’s Bishop Joseph Zuza dies in car accident

Mzuzu, Malawi, Jan 15, 2015 / 02:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in Malawi are mourning...

January 14, 2015

In Kurdish Iraq, new beginnings for exiled nuns and priests

Erbil, Iraq, Jan 14, 2015 / 04:07 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- In...

January 14, 2015

In Kurdish Iraq, new beginnings for exiled nuns and priests

Erbil, Iraq, Jan 14, 2015 / 04:07 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- In...

January 14, 2015

In Kurdish Iraq, new beginnings for exiled nuns and priests

Erbil, Iraq, Jan 14, 2015 / 04:07 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- In...

January 14, 2015

Twenty-one Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya

Misrata, Libya, Jan 14, 2015 / 03:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Libyan affiliate of the...

January 13, 2015

Farsi Catechism translation offers hope of dialogue in Iran

Rome, Italy, Jan 13, 2015 / 12:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The publication of the Farsi...

January 12, 2015

Nigerian bishop hopes for solidarity, as thousands already killed in the new year

Jos, Nigeria, Jan 12, 2015 / 02:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Boko Haram having killed as...

January 11, 2015

Among Christian refugees in Kurdistan, ‘no one is angry at God’

Erbil, Iraq, Jan 11, 2015 / 06:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- “Thank...

January 09, 2015

The faith that has been in Iraq 2,000 years ‘cannot disappear so easily’

Erbil, Iraq, Jan 9, 2015 / 12:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Emil Nona is the...

January 08, 2015

In Jordan, Church works to assist refugees, protect youth from extremism

Amman, Jordan, Jan 8, 2015 / 02:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- For...

January 07, 2015

Iraqi Christians say there’s no going home after rise of Islamic State

Amman, Jordan, Jan 7, 2015 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians lived in Iraq for...

January 07, 2015

Iraqi Christians say there’s no going home after rise of Islamic State

Amman, Jordan, Jan 7, 2015 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians lived in Iraq for...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

In Zimbabwe, poverty is the Church’s biggest enemy

Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe, Dec 30, 2014 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Father Felix Tachiona Mukaro is...

December 29, 2014

In refugee limbo, Iraqi Christians keep the faith

Amman, Jordan, Dec 29, 2014 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Threatened by forced conversion or...

December 26, 2014

Catholic refugee relief opens hearts in Syria

Beirut, Lebanon, Dec 26, 2014 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic participation in refugee and...

December 23, 2014

How the Church has helped fight AIDS in Uganda, Malawi

Kampala, Uganda, Dec 23, 2014 / 09:35 am (CNA).- Catholic leaders in Uganda and Malawi...

December 22, 2014

A Christmas message from Aleppo’s bishop: hope for joy, peace

Aleppo, Syria, Dec 22, 2014 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As Christmas approaches, the Melkite...

December 19, 2014

Boko Haram suspected in reported kidnapping of 200

Abuja, Nigeria, Dec 19, 2014 / 11:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Nigerian gunmen suspected to be...

December 19, 2014

Catholic Radio bringing voice to voiceless in Uganda

Arua, Uganda, Dec 19, 2014 / 08:35 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A small community radio station...

December 18, 2014

In Central African Republic, Catholics reach out to Muslim ex-rebels

Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec 18, 2014 / 04:01 am (Aid to the Church in...

December 17, 2014

Debt, illness, discrimination – Syrian refugees struggle in Lebanon

Beirut, Lebanon, Dec 17, 2014 / 02:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After losing their homes and...

December 16, 2014

Indian migrants in Holy Land walk to Bethlehem for peace

Bethlehem, West Bank, Dec 16, 2014 / 12:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- More than 2,000 Indian...

December 14, 2014

Does the West ignore Iraqi Christians because they lack economic stake?

Beirut, Lebanon, Dec 14, 2014 / 06:06 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- The...

December 12, 2014

Medical shortages hinder Ebola relief, survivors grieve

Freetown, Sierra Leone, Dec 11, 2014 / 08:07 pm (CNA).- Bishops in West Africa have...