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June 2015

June 11, 2015

New Brooklyn bishop-elect to offer Latin Mass for persecuted Christians

You may remember that Pope Francis last month named a devotee of the Mass in...

June 11, 2015

New Brooklyn bishop-elect to offer Latin Mass for persecuted Christians

You may remember that Pope Francis last month named a devotee of the Mass in...

June 10, 2015

Kidnapped Franciscan freed in Syria

Great news: The Custody of the Holy Land announced that the Father Dhiya Azziz has...

June 02, 2015

Iraq’s Sister Diana: “We need to gain back our humanity”

I got to meet the now-legendary Sister Diana Momeka this morning and wrote about it...

June 02, 2015

Iraq’s Sister Diana: “We need to gain back our humanity”

I got to meet the now-legendary Sister Diana Momeka this morning and wrote about it...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

Muslims call on world to protect endangered treasures of Palmyra from ISIS

From my colleague Fr. Elias Mallon, over at the CNEWA blog One-to-One: Now that ISIS...

May 27, 2015

Muslims call on world to protect endangered treasures of Palmyra from ISIS

From my colleague Fr. Elias Mallon, over at the CNEWA blog One-to-One: Now that ISIS...

May 22, 2015

Syrian Catholic archdiocese confirms priest kidnapped; deacon also missing

Details from CNA: The Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs confirmed on Friday that a priest...

May 22, 2015

Syrian Catholic archdiocese confirms priest kidnapped; deacon also missing

Details from CNA: The Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs confirmed on Friday that a priest...

May 21, 2015

Iraqi Christians speak: “They wanted us to know they were believers”

I spent last evening at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York with some...

May 21, 2015

Iraqi Christians speak: “They wanted us to know they were believers”

I spent last evening at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York with some...

May 07, 2015

Words the world needs to hear

They are the words of a 12-year-old Iraqi refugee named Tamara in Ankawa, Iraq,...

May 07, 2015

Words the world needs to hear

They are the words of a 12-year-old Iraqi refugee named Tamara in Ankawa, Iraq, as...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Powerful and provocative: a “letter to ISIS” from the People of the Cross

From an online media group called Mighty.LA: As the world responds to the Islamic State...

April 27, 2015

Powerful and provocative: a “letter to ISIS” from the People of the Cross

From an online media group called Mighty.LA: As the world responds to the Islamic State...

April 24, 2015

New Yorkers, take note: an upcoming event to raise awareness and support for persecuted Christians

Mark your calendar: Msgr. John E. Kozar, president of CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association) will...

April 24, 2015

New Yorkers, take note: an upcoming event to raise awareness and support for persecuted Christians

Mark your calendar: Msgr. John E. Kozar, president of CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association) will...

April 21, 2015

Journey to Jordan: the wrapup

A great young videographer named Connor Eberhart accompanied us on the trip. He was tireless...

April 21, 2015

Journey to Jordan: the wrapup

A great young videographer named Connor Eberhart accompanied us on the trip. He was tireless...

April 20, 2015

“Catholics appalled by what is happening in the Middle East do not have to feel powerless”

From John Allen in Crux comes this excellent glimpse into the work of Catholic Near...

April 20, 2015

“Catholics appalled by what is happening in the Middle East do not have to feel powerless”

From John Allen in Crux comes this excellent glimpse into the work of Catholic Near...

April 19, 2015

Journey to Jordan: Departure—UPDATED with more photos

[img attachment="74555" align="alignnone" size="medium" alt="IMG_1553" /] Up bright and early for breakfast, and then...

April 19, 2015

Journey to Jordan: Departure—UPDATED with more photos

Up bright and early for breakfast, and then a final goodbye to our incredible hotel,...

April 18, 2015

Journey to Jordan: deacon at work!

Saturday, we spent a few hours at the Italian Hospital in Amman; I’ll post more...

April 18, 2015

Journey to Jordan: a refugee who fled ISIS tells me his story

Saturday morning brought an emotional encounter with a man who has fled evil, and whose...

April 18, 2015

Journey to Jordan: a refugee who fled ISIS tells me his story

Saturday morning brought an emotional encounter with a man who has fled evil, and whose...

April 18, 2015

Journey to Jordan: deacon at work!

Saturday, we spent a few hours at the Italian Hospital in Amman; I'll post more...

April 17, 2015

Journey to Jordan: the deacon in the desert

Yesterday, we found ourselves in a vast sandy wasteland called Wadi Rum, also known as...

April 17, 2015

Journey to Jordan: the deacon in the desert

Yesterday, we found ourselves in a vast sandy wasteland called Wadi Rum, also known as...

April 17, 2015

Journey to Jordan: meet the mayor of Amman, in the “land of the sunrise of faith”

If you were looking for a figure representing the diversity and religious harmony of Jordan,...