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April 2014

April 04, 2014

UN registers Lebanon’s millionth Syrian refugee

Beirut, Lebanon, Apr 4, 2014 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The number of Syrian refugees...

April 03, 2014

Jerusalem Patriarch condemns monastery vandalism

Jerusalem, Israel, Apr 3, 2014 / 12:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of...

March 2014

March 23, 2014

Nigerian Catholics risk violence, lives to attend Mass

Abuja, Nigeria, Mar 23, 2014 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in a northern Nigerian...

March 22, 2014

Central African bishop seeks hope, forgiveness amid carnage

Bangui, Central African Republic, Mar 22, 2014 / 04:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Central African Republic...

March 18, 2014

South Sudanese diocese evacuated due to violence, looting

Malakal, South Sudan, Mar 18, 2014 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The South Sudanese Malakal...

March 18, 2014

Boko Haram violence continues in attacks on barracks, school

Abuja, Nigeria, Mar 18, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Hundreds of militants believed to...

March 17, 2014

Bishop hopes to create new home for Catholics in Arabia

Awali, Bahrain, Mar 17, 2014 / 04:55 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in the Arabian peninsula...

March 15, 2014

Three years in, Catholics note brutality of Syrian conflict

Damascus, Syria, Mar 15, 2014 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As today marks the third...

March 10, 2014

Abducted Orthodox nuns released by Syrian rebel group

Damascus, Syria, Mar 10, 2014 / 03:40 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A group of Greek Orthodox...

March 09, 2014

Missionaries reflect on anniversary of expulsion from South Sudan

Juba, South Sudan, Mar 9, 2014 / 08:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fifty years after their...

March 06, 2014

Churches critical to development of South Sudan, author says

Washington D.C., Mar 6, 2014 / 04:43 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With unique knowledge and solidarity...

March 05, 2014

Report: Syrian rebel group makes Christians low-status subjects

Washington D.C., Mar 5, 2014 / 04:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An ultimatum allegedly from a...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

Iraqi patriarch urges prayer, fasting that Christians remain

Rome, Italy, Feb 27, 2014 / 04:53 pm (CNA).- Archbishop Louis Raphael I Sako, the...

February 26, 2014

Ivory Coast’s new cardinal intends to advance peace in his country

Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Feb 26, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa, the...

February 24, 2014

Cardinal Ouedraogo, the advocate of Burkina Faso’s poor

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Feb 24, 2014 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Philippe Ouedraogo, the newly-created...

February 21, 2014

Indian chaplain in Holy Land lauds woman’s bravery

Jerusalem, Israel, Feb 20, 2014 / 10:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An Indian-born caregiver in Israel...

February 20, 2014

Nigeria archbishop laments failure to stop Boko Haram

Abuja, Nigeria, Feb 20, 2014 / 02:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid continuing attacks in Nigeria...

February 19, 2014

Filmmakers draw attention to plight of Middle East Christians

Washington D.C., Feb 19, 2014 / 04:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians in the West must...

February 19, 2014

Starvation, disease threaten South Sudan

Malakal, South Sudan, Feb 19, 2014 / 02:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Violence in South Sudan...

February 17, 2014

New Pakistan archbishop emphasizes social harmony between religions

Lahore, Pakistan, Feb 17, 2014 / 03:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The new Archbishop of Lahore,...

February 14, 2014

Archbishop warns of genocide in Central African Republic

Bangui, Central African Republic, Feb 14, 2014 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Central African...

February 08, 2014

Tanzanian bishop sees hope, despite growth of extremism

Kondoa, Tanzania, Feb 8, 2014 / 03:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A bishop of a north-central...

February 02, 2014

Bishops say South Sudan faces decisive moment after conflict

Juba, South Sudan, Feb 2, 2014 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic bishops of...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Bishops urge end to confiscation of land in Palestine

Bethlehem, West Bank, Jan 30, 2014 / 05:17 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. bishops' international...

January 30, 2014

Dozens killed in attacks on Nigeria’s Christian villages

Abuja, Nigeria, Jan 30, 2014 / 04:07 pm (CNA).- At least 99 people were reportedly...

January 30, 2014

Syrian patriarch: aid needed to calm Christian flight

Damascus, Syria, Jan 29, 2014 / 06:47 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Syria’s leading Catholic bishop has...

January 23, 2014

International bishops call Gaza Christians a ‘people of hope’

Gaza City, Jan 23, 2014 / 02:07 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A group of bishops from...

January 22, 2014

Syrian patriarch calls for prayer as peace talks begin

Damascus, Syria, Jan 22, 2014 / 12:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Patriarch of Antioch has...

January 21, 2014

Holy Land Christians prepare for Church unity week

Jerusalem, Israel, Jan 21, 2014 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians of varying Churches and...

January 18, 2014

Egyptian bishop backs newly drafted constitution

Cairo, Egypt, Jan 18, 2014 / 04:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Catholic Coptic bishop has...