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February 2013

February 19, 2013

Vatican officials arrive in Jordan as refugee crisis continues

Amman, Jordan, Feb 19, 2013 / 09:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of...

February 04, 2013

Syrian bishop hopes new patriarch’s experience will save lives

Rome, Italy, Feb 4, 2013 / 08:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Syrian bishop is happy...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Church of the Nativity gets large Vatican donation

Jerusalem, Israel, Jan 31, 2013 / 07:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican has promised to...

January 25, 2013

Catholic Relief Services helps refugees in Mali conflict

Bamako, Mali, Jan 25, 2013 / 12:09 am (CNA).- Catholic Relief Services is working to...

January 18, 2013

New Coptic Catholic leader receives Pope’s approval

Vatican City, Jan 18, 2013 / 03:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI approved Bishop...

January 17, 2013

Catholic hospital in Jordan struggles to help Syrian refugees

Rome, Italy, Jan 17, 2013 / 11:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Jordanian Catholic hospital is...

January 17, 2013

Catholic official says Mali relieved by French intervention

Bamako, Mali, Jan 17, 2013 / 12:03 am (CNA).- French military invention in Mali has...

January 04, 2013

Syrian conflict could worsen Christian exodus

Damascus, Syria, Jan 4, 2013 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fighting in Syria continues to...

January 03, 2013

Iranian pastor’s Christmas arrest worries religious liberty advocates

Tehran, Iran, Jan 2, 2013 / 06:15 pm (CNA).- A Christian pastor who spent nearly...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

Jerusalem patriarch’s Christmas message surveys Middle East situation

Jerusalem, Israel, Dec 27, 2012 / 04:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,...

December 18, 2012

Amid struggle, Palestinian Christians look ahead to Christmas

Jerusalem, Israel, Dec 18, 2012 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Armed conflicts and a decline...

December 11, 2012

Papal nuncio to Ivory Coast killed in car accident

Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Dec 11, 2012 / 12:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Ambrose Madtha, the...

December 04, 2012

Eritrea’s forced military service drains Church manpower

Asmara, Eritrea, Dec 4, 2012 / 12:25 am (CNA).- The Eritrean government’s practice of forced...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Car bombs terrorize Syrian Christians in Damascus

Damascus, Syria, Nov 30, 2012 / 02:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Two deadly car bombs that...

November 29, 2012

Advent calendar to promote work of Bethlehem hospital

Washington D.C., Nov 29, 2012 / 04:19 am (CNA).- Supporters of Holy Family Hospital of...

November 28, 2012

Yad Vashem honors Italian cardinal who rescued Jews

Jerusalem, Israel, Nov 28, 2012 / 12:12 am (CNA).- Israel’s official Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem...

November 21, 2012

Pope warns Gaza conflict could spread in Middle East

Vatican City, Nov 21, 2012 / 11:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI is warning...

November 20, 2012

Benin’s president thinks Pope is right about hope in Africa

Vatican City, Nov 20, 2012 / 04:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Just one year after Pope...

November 20, 2012

Court dismisses blasphemy case against Christian teen

Lahore, Pakistan, Nov 20, 2012 / 03:16 pm (CNA).- The Islamabad High Court has dismissed...

November 16, 2012

Jerusalem bishop laments new Israeli-Palestinian violence

Jerusalem, Israel, Nov 16, 2012 / 04:09 am (CNA).- Amid renewed military action between Israel...

November 13, 2012

Nigerian Catholics respond to attack with prayer and fasting

Lagos, Nigeria, Nov 13, 2012 / 12:17 am (CNA).- After his parish in southern Nigeria...

November 07, 2012

Middle East to host Catholic youth conference

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nov 7, 2012 / 02:02 am (CNA).- At least 1,500...

November 02, 2012

Bishops’ delegation says international support critical for Syrian refugees

Washington D.C., Nov 2, 2012 / 01:30 pm (CNA).- A delegation from the U.S. bishops’...

November 01, 2012

After Catholic church bombing, Nigerians call for security

Abuja, Nigeria, Nov 1, 2012 / 01:42 am (CNA).- Following the deadly suicide bombing on...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

Bishops call attack on Nigerian parish ‘barbarous’

Abuja, Nigeria, Oct 29, 2012 / 12:40 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A suicide bombing of a...

October 11, 2012

Catholic bishop supports girl shot by Taliban

Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct 11, 2012 / 09:10 am (CNA).- A Catholic bishop in Pakistan has...

October 08, 2012

Moroccan navy prevents Dutch abortion ship from entering waters

Rabat, Morocco, Oct 8, 2012 / 04:06 pm (CNA).- Moroccan officials ordered a Dutch ship...

October 02, 2012

Anti-Christian graffiti hits Franciscan convent in Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel, Oct 2, 2012 / 04:35 pm (CNA).- Vandals sprayed graffiti insulting to Jesus...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

US bishops offer condolences, support after Nigeria church bombing

Washington D.C., Sep 28, 2012 / 02:08 am (CNA).- Leaders of the U.S. Conference of...

September 16, 2012

Pope: Lebanon can be beacon of religious co-existence

Beirut, Lebanon, Sep 16, 2012 / 01:30 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At his departure from Lebanon,...