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Holy Land – Preparing for Pope Francis

When Pope Paul VI visited the Holy Land, Auxiliary Bishop Marcuzzo was still only a seminarian, but to this day he remains impressed by the visit. Now, 50 years later, other seminarians are preparing...

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Catholics in Mongolia: Steady Growth in Difficult Territory

Children in front of a chapel in the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (© ACN) According to a local Catholic leader, the Catholic Church is growing steadily in Mongolia, despite all the...

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Iraq: “We Fear a Civil War”

“We fear a civil war. If the various different opposing internal parties do not succeed in finding an agreement, then we must expect the worst. Another war would mean the end, especially for us...

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Christian Exodus from Iraq Accelerates

The migration of Christians out of Iraq will accelerate. This was the view held by the head of the Chaldean-Catholic Church, Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako. In an interview with the international...

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Targeted intimidation: First attack on Catholic nuns in Bangladesh

For the first time, Catholic nuns have been the target of a concerted, brutal attack in Bangladesh involving a late-night attack by dozens of men that lasted over an hour. “50 to 60 armed men attacked...

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Iraq’s Christians Facing a Human Catastrophe

“They are facing a human catastrophe and risk a real genocide. They need, water, food, shelter…” These were the words of the leader of Iraq’s biggest Catholic community as he made an impassioned plea...

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Syrian Bishop Cries Out: ‘Help My People Stay’

“We are strong in our faith, rooted in our history. We have been here for 2000 years. We refuse to go!” Iraq and Syria are in turmoil. In Iraq, Islamic radicals of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...

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In Lebanon, a Major Catholic Village Walks its Way of the Cross

The village of Kaa is in the north of the Bekaa Valley, close to the Syrian border. It has a population of some 13,000 Christians, most of them Melkites. After the city of Zahle, this is the home of...

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Christians Struggle to Rebuild Their Lives in Syria

ACN photo: Sister Maria of Nazareth “War is a terrible and cruel thing.” SISTER MARIA of Nazareth has committed herself to an extraordinary mission. The Argentinian nun from the Institute of the...

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Worst-hit Nigerian Diocese is Reeling from Boko Haram Attacks

ACN photo: IDPs cared for by the Diocese of Maiduguri “People are dying every day and in most cases with no one to give them a decent burial–they are left to rot; their homes and properties looted.”...

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Christian Community in India Still Awaits Justice–but Faith Flourishes

Last August marked the anniversary of the 2008 massacre of more than 100 Christians at the hands of a Hindu mob in Kandhamal district in Orissa (Odisha) State, India—and the culprits, though most of...

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Central African Republic: Catholics Reach Out to Former Deadly Enemies

The Catholic leader of the Central African Republic embodies his Church’s commitment to peace and national reconciliation. Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapailanga, the president of the bishops’ conference and...

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Jordan Church Struggles to Accommodate Refugees, Shield Youth from Extremism

ACN photo: Refugees entering Jordan For years now, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been a haven for refugees from Iraq. However, a critical limit is in view as the country is also forced to...

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Among Christian Refugees in Kurdistan, ‘No One is Angry at God’

By Oliver Maksan ACN photo: Christian refugees in Ankawa ERBIL, Kurdistan—”Thank you, thank you, thank you:” Suheila, an elderly Christian woman from Mosul was effusive in expressing her gratitude to a...

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Egyptian Catholic Copts Consecrate First-Ever Church in Sinai

“The Church in Egypt has been strengthened by the murder of our brothers in Libya.” Such was the reaction by Coptic Catholic Bishop Youssef Aboul-Kheir of Sohag to the beheading of 21 Orthodox Coptic...

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ISIS Said to Have Begun Executing Captured Syrian Christians

By John Newton ACN photo: seeking shelter in Hassake; courtesy Assyrian Church, Beirut In a fast-developing, highly fluid story, there are now reports that ISIS has started killing hostages seized...

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Boko Haram Suffers Setback, Refugees Return Home

ACN photo: Faithful in the Diocese of Maiduguri “It is all up to God—it’s not up to us to avenge and take retribution.” That’s the message proclaimed by Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Maiduguri,...

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Iraq: ‘We Priests and Nuns Will Be the Last to Leave’

By Oliver Maksan ACN photo: Sister Suhama “At night we often hear gunfire. But luckily we are quite a bit away from the fighting,” Father Steven says. In fact, the town of Alqosh is only 10 miles away...

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‘Canonizations give hope to Christians in the Holy Land’

By Oliver Maksan ACN Photo: The tomb of Saint Mariam JERUSALEM—Pope Francis’ May 17, 2015 canonization of two Palestinians, Blessed Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Blessed Mariam Baouardi, “gives hope to...

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Haitian Bishop: ‘Human Restoration’ is Church’s Top Priority

By Antonia von Alten ACN photo: Bishop Saturné NEW YORK—Five years after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, the local Church has suffered a series of brazen attacks on Church properties. Between November...

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