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January 2017

January 08, 2017

Is a Christian pastor facing trumped-up charges in Sudan?

Khartoum, Sudan, Jan 8, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Charges have been dropped against...

January 05, 2017

Egyptian cathedral restored after December bombing

Cairo, Egypt, Jan 5, 2017 / 06:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Egyptian army corps of...

January 04, 2017

In Egypt, Christians maintain trust in God amid sorrow

Asyut, Egypt, Jan 4, 2017 / 06:01 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- Coptic...

January 03, 2017

What Christians are finding as they return to the Nineveh Plain

Mosul, Iraq, Jan 3, 2017 / 11:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As villages on Iraq’s Nineveh...

January 03, 2017

In Nigeria, Fulani herdsmen are new Islamist terror threat to Christians

Kafanchan, Nigeria, Jan 3, 2017 / 10:46 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- Islamist...

December 2016

December 26, 2016

Kidnapped priest appeals for Pope’s help

Aden, Yemen, Dec 26, 2016 / 02:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Salesian priest kidnapped in...

December 14, 2016

Year of Mercy was especially needed in South Sudan, bishop notes

Yambio, South Sudan, Dec 14, 2016 / 03:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Jubilee Year of...

December 14, 2016

ISIS may be gone, but Mosul still faces a long winter ahead

Mosul, Iraq, Dec 14, 2016 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christians, Muslims and other victims...

December 11, 2016

Attack on Cairo’s Coptic Orthodox cathedral kills 25

Cairo, Egypt, Dec 11, 2016 / 02:47 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At least 25 persons were...

December 09, 2016

South Africa says assisted suicide will remain illegal

Pretoria, South Africa, Dec 9, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While countries around the...

December 07, 2016

How one young Ethiopian made 300 Christian converts

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Dec 7, 2016 / 12:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A distant part of...

December 06, 2016

How the Catholic Church could help the crisis in the DRC

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec 6, 2016 / 04:47 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In late...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

Nigerian Catholics reflect on mercy: God never fails to forgive

Benin City, Nigeria, Nov 29, 2016 / 06:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the Catholic Church’s...

November 27, 2016

In Syrian monastery, priest who escaped ISIS sees signs of hope

Homs, Syria, Nov 27, 2016 / 06:48 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The fourth-century saint Mar Elian’s...

November 22, 2016

Christianity returns to the towns of Iraq’s Nineveh Plain

Mosul, Iraq, Nov 22, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Two years after the sound...

November 21, 2016

‘Forgive us’ – Rwandan bishops on Catholic role in genocide

Kigali, Rwanda, Nov 21, 2016 / 03:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic bishops of Rwanda...

November 18, 2016

Don’t let politicians drive you crazy, Kenya’s bishops advise

Nairobi, Kenya, Nov 18, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Ahead of Kenya’s 2017 elections,...

November 18, 2016

Promoting reconciliation and forgiveness, Salesians remain in Syria

Damascus, Syria, Nov 18, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fr. Alejandro León is a...

November 11, 2016

How a Malawi bishop argues against abortion

Karonga, Malawi, Nov 11, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- St. Joseph the Worker’s care...

October 2016

October 28, 2016

Christ’s burial slab uncovered for the first time in centuries

Jerusalem, Israel, Oct 28, 2016 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Have you ever wondered what...

October 28, 2016

Iraqi archbishop remains hopeful: ‘there will always be Christians’ here

Erbil, Iraq, Oct 28, 2016 / 12:03 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- Iraqi...

October 26, 2016

‘Heinous’ desecration at site of Christ’s Transfiguration

Jerusalem, Israel, Oct 26, 2016 / 03:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Suspected burglars’ desecration of the...

October 25, 2016

With just one place to worship, Somalia is a dangerous place for Christians

Djibouti, Djibouti, Oct 25, 2016 / 12:03 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- “Even...

October 23, 2016

Christian girls who barely escaped ISIS credit Mary for their safety

Kirkuk, Iraq, Oct 23, 2016 / 12:57 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Seven young women in Kirkuk...

October 22, 2016

Holy See and Benin sign agreement on Church’s legal status

Cotonou, Benin, Oct 22, 2016 / 04:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Holy See and the...

October 19, 2016

The Memorial of Moses reopens, where he viewed the Promised Land

Amman, Jordan, Oct 19, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After 10 years of renovations...

October 18, 2016

After deadly protests, religious leaders in Ethiopia call for peace

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct 18, 2016 / 06:32 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Religious leaders in Ethiopia...

October 18, 2016

Syrian priest who escaped ISIS: ‘our world needs a revolution against violence’

Homs, Syria, Oct 18, 2016 / 12:02 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- Father...

October 18, 2016

Syrian priest who escaped ISIS: ‘our world needs a revolution against violence’

Homs, Syria, Oct 18, 2016 / 12:02 am (Aid to the Church in Need).- Father...

October 17, 2016

Iraqis hopeful in battle for Mosul, yet cautious of what lies ahead

Erbil, Iraq, Oct 17, 2016 / 11:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Hours after Iraqi Prime Minister...