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June 2016

June 16, 2016

Pakistan murder shows Christians not immune from ‘honor killing’ custom

Lahore, Pakistan, Jun 16, 2016 / 12:33 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A teenage Christian girl in...

June 12, 2016

Is the situation in Nigeria about to get much worse?

Washington D.C., Jun 12, 2016 / 04:52 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Nigeria is a ticking time...

June 09, 2016

As Ramadan begins, Chaldean patriarch prays for Iraqi Muslims

Baghdad, Iraq, Jun 9, 2016 / 12:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Iraqi Muslims celebrating Ramadan will...

June 07, 2016

Stone-throwing attack on Catholics in Israel shows a ‘culture of contempt’

Jerusalem, Israel, Jun 7, 2016 / 02:49 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Jewish youths’ stone-throwing attack on...

June 07, 2016

Stone-throwing attack on Catholics in Israel shows a ‘culture of contempt’

Jerusalem, Israel, Jun 7, 2016 / 02:49 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Jewish youths’ stone-throwing attack on...

June 01, 2016

In Israel, public policy and unmet promises may put Christian schools at risk

Jerusalem, Israel, Jun 1, 2016 / 12:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Israeli government's policies for...

May 2016

May 28, 2016

Iraqi refugee children make First Communion in Erbil camp

Erbil, Iraq, May 28, 2016 / 05:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday, the first of...

May 25, 2016

This priest in Cameroon evangelizes through soccer

Mamfe, Cameroon, May 25, 2016 / 04:11 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Father William Cañón is a...

May 25, 2016

With Albino killings on the rise, Malawi’s bishops speak out

Lilongwe, Malawi, May 25, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid increased violence against albinos...

May 24, 2016

Don’t love concepts – love people, Pope Francis tells aid workers

Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2016 / 04:44 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Addressing a global summit on...

May 23, 2016

Nun attacked in South Sudan dies from gunshot wounds

Juba, South Sudan, May 23, 2016 / 02:58 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Slovak nun and...

May 18, 2016

The suffering of Syria’s Christians taught him how to be a priest

Madrid, Spain, May 18, 2016 / 12:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Father Rodrigo Miranda is a...

May 12, 2016

‘I am a Kurd and a Jew’: an interview with Iraq’s Sherzad Mamsani

Erbil, Iraq, May 12, 2016 / 05:02 pm (CNA).- Terrorist attacks don’t phase Sherzad Omar...

May 07, 2016

Aleppo archbishop calls for solidarity with Christians in Syria

New Haven, Conn., May 7, 2016 / 05:44 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The future of Christianity...

May 05, 2016

Christians in Nigeria are essentially ‘target practice’ – here’s one bishop’s response

Washington D.C., Sep 16, 2016 / 06:29 am (CNA).- For Bishop Matthew Kukah, persecution is...

May 04, 2016

Iraqi Christians grateful, yet uneasy following foiled Islamic State attack

Alqosh, Iraq, May 4, 2016 / 02:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After Islamic State militants broke...

May 04, 2016

Fr. Tom still missing, but bishop hopeful about his release

Aden, Yemen, May 4, 2016 / 10:18 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Two months after being kidnapped...

May 04, 2016

South African bishops rebuke government for spending billions on weapons

Cape Town, South Africa, May 4, 2016 / 06:37 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic bishops...

May 03, 2016

Nigerian bishop warns against embracing violence after attack by herdsmen

Nsukka, Nigeria, May 3, 2016 / 04:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- While the Diocese of Nsukka...

May 01, 2016

Why Iraq wasn’t what I thought

Erbil, Iraq, May 1, 2016 / 04:02 pm (CNA).- Loai Behnam Toubia pulls up his shirt,...

April 2016

April 21, 2016

French bishops travel to Iraq in support of Christian students

Erbil, Iraq, Apr 21, 2016 / 12:36 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A delegation of bishops and...

April 14, 2016

Two years after Boko Haram’s schoolgirl kidnappings, has anything changed?

Abuja, Nigeria, Apr 14, 2016 / 04:05 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- Two...

April 13, 2016

‘Astounding’ – Cardinal Dolan talks about his trip to Iraq

Erbil, Iraq, Apr 13, 2016 / 03:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As he leaves Iraqi Kurdistan,...

April 12, 2016

Bulldozed for a shopping mall? What might happen to these Church ruins

Gaza City, Apr 11, 2016 / 06:13 pm (CNA).- Newly uncovered ancient ruins of Byzantine-era...

April 10, 2016

‘You are not forgotten,’ Cardinal Dolan tells Iraq’s Christians and Yazidis

Dohuk, Iraq, Apr 10, 2016 / 03:52 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On his second full day...

April 09, 2016

Cardinal Dolan in Iraqi seminarians: you will convert the world

Erbil, Iraq, Apr 9, 2016 / 03:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After spending his first full...

April 07, 2016

These Iraqi children have lost everything – except their faith

Erbil, Iraq, Apr 7, 2016 / 03:30 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- Six...

April 06, 2016

Cardinal Dolan visiting Iraq to show support for displaced Christians

Erbil, Iraq, Apr 6, 2016 / 09:36 am (CNA).- This week Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

There is no confirmation that Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil was crucified on Good Friday

Aden, Yemen, Mar 28, 2016 / 10:24 am (CNA).- Reports claiming that a kidnapped priest...

March 28, 2016

There is no confirmation that Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil was crucified on Good Friday

Aden, Yemen, Mar 28, 2016 / 10:24 am (CNA).- Reports claiming that a kidnapped priest...