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December 2014

December 04, 2014

For Holy Land youth, sports center to be ground for dialogue, peace

Jerusalem, Israel, Dec 4, 2014 / 02:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Franciscans in the Holy Land...

December 03, 2014

How Christian division hampers peace, reconciliation in Holy Land

Jerusalem, Israel, Dec 3, 2014 / 12:47 pm (CNA).- The lack of unity among Christians...

November 2014

November 30, 2014

Syrian refugees pursue education for their children, in hope for the future

Amman, Jordan, Nov 30, 2014 / 04:48 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Refugees of the Syrian civil...

November 30, 2014

Pope’s visit could draw attention to refugees in Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 30, 2014 / 03:08 pm (CNA).- The head of a charitable agency...

November 30, 2014

‘Things will change!’ – Turkish girls hopeful after Pope’s visit

Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 30, 2014 / 01:47 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis’ visit to Turkey...

November 27, 2014

Islamic State destroys convent in Mosul

Mosul, Iraq, Nov 27, 2014 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Local media are reporting that...

November 23, 2014

Facing Boko Haram, Nigerians ‘storm the heavens with prayers’

Jos, Nigeria, Nov 23, 2014 / 04:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Boko Haram's expansion has meant...

November 20, 2014

Christians, Muslims unite for justice over couple burned in kiln

Lahore, Pakistan, Nov 20, 2014 / 10:31 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In the two weeks since...

November 20, 2014

Amid Syrian refugee relief, Christians and Muslims find fellowship

Amman, Jordan, Nov 20, 2014 / 04:35 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Syrian Muslim refugee aided...

November 19, 2014

Jerusalem victims had a name, a family, a story, priest recalls

Jerusalem, Israel, Nov 19, 2014 / 04:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- For one Jerusalem priest, the...

November 19, 2014

Church combats domestic violence in Arabian peninsula

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nov 19, 2014 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The family...

November 16, 2014

As winter looms, Syrian refugees now fear ‘dire’ shortfalls in aid

Amman, Jordan, Nov 16, 2014 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Refugees who have fled violence...

November 16, 2014

How can you support Christians in the Holy Land? Go there.

Gaza City, Nov 16, 2014 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- If you’re looking for a...

November 13, 2014

‘Red flags’ in Kenyan vaccine controversy demand answers

Nairobi, Kenya, Nov 13, 2014 / 01:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Organizers in charge of a...

November 13, 2014

The Lebanese model: a multi-religious solution for Syria and Iraq?

Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 13, 2014 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The apostolic nuncio to Lebanon...

November 12, 2014

Food, blankets and hope – nuns risk lives to serve Syrian refugees

Beirut, Lebanon, Nov 12, 2014 / 04:27 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Near the Lebanon-Syria border, two...

November 11, 2014

‘Keep our faith alive,’ Nigerian bishop urges in wake of bombings

Maiduguri, Nigeria, Nov 11, 2014 / 12:44 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The violent onslaught of the...

November 07, 2014

Archbishop decries Jerusalem car attacks: ‘We are acting like savages’

Jerusalem, Israel, Nov 6, 2014 / 05:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Melkite-Greek Catholic archbishop has...

November 05, 2014

Christian couple reportedly burned alive, Pakistan urged to respond

Lahore, Pakistan, Nov 5, 2014 / 04:35 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The reported killing of a...

November 05, 2014

Despite persecution, Year of Consecrated Life celebrated in Syria

Damascus, Syria, Nov 5, 2014 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite persecution and threats faced...

November 01, 2014

Tunisia: The Muslim nation where Christians enjoy relative freedom

Tunis, Tunisia, Nov 1, 2014 / 06:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- In...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Displaced Christians in Kurdistan – ‘Their tears have run dry’

Erbil, Iraq, Oct 30, 2014 / 04:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians who were forced from...

October 30, 2014

Dialogue must replace fighting, South Sudanese bishops say

Juba, South Sudan, Oct 29, 2014 / 08:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The bishops in South...

October 29, 2014

Life is cheaper than salt: a Nigerian bishop facing Boko Haram

Maiduguri, Nigeria, Oct 29, 2014 / 04:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Oliver Doeme, who heads...

October 28, 2014

Martin Baani: the Iraqi seminarian who will not leave his people

Erbil, Iraq, Oct 28, 2014 / 02:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- Bombs...

October 28, 2014

Syrian Christians, building cemeteries instead of schools

Damascus, Syria, Oct 28, 2014 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the civil war in...

October 28, 2014

Syrian Christians, building cemeteries instead of schools

Damascus, Syria, Oct 28, 2014 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the civil war in...

October 24, 2014

Egyptian Christians feel safer, though Islamism still looms

Cairo, Egypt, Oct 23, 2014 / 08:26 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- While problems still exist, Christians...

October 23, 2014

‘Don’t abandon us’ – Church in Mosul ‘no longer exists’

Mosul, Iraq, Oct 23, 2014 / 04:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Reflecting on his recent trip...

October 23, 2014

For DRC bishops, end to president’s term limit would be ‘a step backward’

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Oct 23, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop...