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October 2014

October 21, 2014

After surviving Ebola, Liberians have another challenge – marginalization

Gbarnga, Liberia, Oct 21, 2014 / 12:58 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- "How is it that we...

October 18, 2014

Hard winter looms for Iraq’s ‘betrayed’ Christian refugees

Erbil, Iraq, Oct 18, 2014 / 04:45 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite efforts by northern Iraq’s...

October 17, 2014

Will Boko Haram honor a ceasefire? Probably not.

Abuja, Nigeria, Oct 17, 2014 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A reputed ceasefire and agreement...

October 15, 2014

Violence subsides in Central African capital, but what next?

Bangui, Central African Republic, Oct 14, 2014 / 06:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Violence has subsided...

October 09, 2014

‘Our Church is in danger’: Catholics in Aleppo, Homs

Aleppo, Syria, Oct 9, 2014 / 03:26 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- Sister...

October 09, 2014

For Liberia’s faithful, only Christ offers hope amid Ebola panic

Monrovia, Liberia, Oct 9, 2014 / 11:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- With hundreds dead from the...

October 09, 2014

Kidnapped Franciscan priest in Syria released by militants

Aleppo, Syria, Oct 9, 2014 / 10:19 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Custody of the Holy...

October 08, 2014

Iraq has done ‘absolutely nothing’ for displaced Christians

Erbil, Iraq, Oct 8, 2014 / 04:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An Iraqi bishop whose community...

October 07, 2014

Franciscan priest, Christian villagers abducted by Syrian militants

Aleppo, Syria, Oct 7, 2014 / 04:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Militants linked to al-Nusra Front...

October 07, 2014

Armed guards escort Cameroon missionaries amid terror attacks

Yaounde, Cameroon, Oct 7, 2014 / 10:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Boko Haram terrorist activity spreading...

October 02, 2014

Escalating Hong Kong tensions prod Catholic call for peace

Hong Kong, China, Oct 2, 2014 / 12:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The archbishop of Hong...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

Indian migrants in Holy Land unite to celebrate Marian feast

Jaffa, Israel, Sep 24, 2014 / 05:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Thousands of Indian migrants and...

September 18, 2014

Nigerian bishop says Boko Haram murdered 2,500 in his diocese

Maiduguri, Nigeria, Sep 18, 2014 / 12:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of...

September 16, 2014

Death toll rises in Central African violence

Bangui, Central African Republic, Sep 16, 2014 / 02:28 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Thousands more people...

September 13, 2014

Report: Boko Haram threatens regional capital in Nigeria

Maiduguri, Nigeria, Sep 13, 2014 / 06:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The militant Islamic group Boko...

September 12, 2014

Iraqis will be seen like early Christian martyrs, priest predicts

Baghdad, Iraq, Sep 12, 2014 / 04:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An Argentinian priest caring for...

September 04, 2014

Indians in Holy Land eager to celebrate Nativity of Mary

Jerusalem, Israel, Sep 4, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Spiritual preparations for the Nativity...

September 03, 2014

Islamist extremists capture two more cities in Nigeria

Maiduguri, Nigeria, Sep 3, 2014 / 02:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid increasing attacks at the...

September 01, 2014

Interfaith women’s group begs UN to act in Middle East

Lahore, Pakistan, Sep 1, 2014 / 04:21 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An inter-religious women’s group in...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Iraqi refugees working to help each other survive

Erbil, Iraq, Aug 29, 2014 / 09:33 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians and other religious minorities...

August 26, 2014

Iraqi refugees in desperate need of aid, relief worker says

Rome, Italy, Aug 26, 2014 / 02:37 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As summer comes to a...

August 25, 2014

Baghdad bishop: Take a ‘real’ challenge by praying

Baghdad, Iraq, Aug 25, 2014 / 04:24 pm (CNA).- A bishop in Baghdad is challenging...

August 25, 2014

Orthodox patriarch denounces ISIS violence, stresses dialogue

Istanbul, Turkey, Aug 25, 2014 / 02:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Ecumenical Patriarch of the...

August 23, 2014

Boko Haram kidnap dozens in attack on village

Maiduguri, Nigeria, Aug 23, 2014 / 03:37 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Locals in Baga, Nigeria say...

August 22, 2014

Faith of Iraqi Christians called unbreakable, despite persecution

Erbil, Iraq, Aug 22, 2014 / 04:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Iraqi Christians' faith is not...

August 20, 2014

Iraqi bishop warns that West will suffer from Islamism

Erbil, Iraq, Aug 19, 2014 / 06:17 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul...

August 14, 2014

Papal envoy meets with officials, displaced persons in Erbil

Erbil, Iraq, Aug 14, 2014 / 12:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis' special envoy to...

August 13, 2014

Franciscans determined to keep Christianity in Holy Land

Jerusalem, Israel, Aug 13, 2014 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite the stresses of alternating...

August 07, 2014

Iraqi Christians facing risk of genocide, patriarch warns

Baghdad, Iraq, Aug 7, 2014 / 10:41 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The seizure of Iraq’s largest...

August 06, 2014

Catholic groups unite to help Iraqis ousted by extremists

Mosul, Iraq, Aug 6, 2014 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Catholic Relief Services and Caritas have...