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President Donald J. Trump is joined by legislators and Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil-Kurdistan, Iraq, left, as he signs H.R. 390, the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018 on Dec. 11, 2018, in the Oval Office of the White House.

Chaldean archbishop voices hope for peace under new U.S. administration

Nov 11, 2024

By Georgena Habbaba

Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda, head of the Chaldean Eparchy of Erbil, has expressed hope that the new U.S. president will... Read more

Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon, where a towering statue of the Virgin Mary overlooks the Mediterranean.

10 things to know about the Catholic Church in Lebanon

Oct 26, 2024

By Romy Haber

In 1989, Pope John Paul II issued an apostolic letter warning that “the disappearance of Lebanon would be one of... Read more

Al-Rusul School in Jounieh, Lebanon.

Catholic schools in Lebanon stand resilient amid war

Oct 14, 2024

By Romy Haber

In Lebanon, Catholic schools stand as beacons of hope as the education system veers on collapse as war escalates. Read more

Christian churches in Jordan have called upon Christians to participate in the upcoming elections.

Two Catholic patriarchs address the people of Jordan with distinct messages

Sep 4, 2024

By ACI MENA

On the eve of Jordan’s parliamentary elections, scheduled for Sept. 10, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa sent a written message addressed to... Read more

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Pope Francis addresses cardinals and senior Vatican officials during his annual Christmas speech to the Roman Curia, Dec. 21, 2024.

Pope Francis warns against gossip, celebrates family life in Vatican Christmas messages

Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro and 35 other people, including a Catholic priest, were charged by the country's Federal Police on Nov. 21, 2024, on suspicion of the crimes of violent abolition of the democratic rule of law.

Two arms of Brazilian bishops’ conference: Throw the book against alleged coup plotters

Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg in Germany.

German bishops respond to deadly Magdeburg market attack, call for prayer and peace

The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

A visual tour of the Holy Doors Pope Francis will open for the 2025 Jubilee

Exiled Bishop Rolando Álvarez speaks at a Mass in Seville, Spain, on Dec. 19, 2024.

Bishop Álvarez celebrates public Mass for Nicaragua

Vandalism at a Heartbeat of Miami pregnancy center in Hialeah, Florida, July 3, 2022.

Florida woman convicted in conspiracy targeting pro-life pregnancy resource centers

French artist Claire Tabouret poses following a press conference after winning with The Atelier Simon-Marq, the selection to create new stained-glass windows in six chapels of the south aisle of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris on Dec. 18, 2024.

Stained-glass windows at Notre Dame to be replaced, new modern design revealed

Police and ambulances stand next to a Christmas market where a car crashed into a crowd injuring between 60 and 80 people, according to a spokesman for the local rescue service, on Dec. 20, 2024, in Magdeburg, eastern Germany.

UPDATE: Casualties at German Christmas market after car rams crowd

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 20,2024 that he has chosen CatholicVote president, Brian Burch, to be his ambassador to the Holy See.

Trump picks CatholicVote president Brian Burch as ambassador to Vatican

Pope Francis with Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago on Sept. 2, 2015.

Pope Francis appoints 5 new auxiliary bishops for Chicago Archdiocese

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