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Father Ibrahim Faltas, vice custodian of the Holy Land, meets with Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of Syria’s new administration, in Damascus.

Syria’s Christians voice relief, seek further security guarantees after political shift

Jan 13, 2025

By Souheil Lawand

Christians in Syria continue to seek more concrete guarantees, although opinions differ on what form these guarantees should take. Read more

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Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo (left) and her husband, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega

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Devout Catholic and pro-life advocate Congressman Chris Smith will be honored at the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast held in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28.

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The New York State Capitol in Albany, New York.

New York bishops support governor’s plan to increase child tax credit

The Dominican House of Studies has a bell in its Washington, D.C., priory for the first time in 120 years.

Dominican House of Studies celebrates new bell, a long-awaited addition to DC priory 

Knights of Columbus process with the new Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Pilgrim Icon during a Mass and Sacred Heart Holy Hour at St. Mary Church in New Haven, Connecticut, Jan. 3, 2025.

Knights of Columbus launch new Pilgrim Icon Program honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The beatification cause of Sister Clare Crockett, an inspirational young Irish religious sister who died in 2016, formally opened Jan. 12, 2025, with a ceremony at the Cathedral of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, Spain.

Sister Clare Crockett’s beatification cause opens in Spain

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola.

Angola archbishop: ‘I was on a list of people to be eliminated’

Father Ibrahim Faltas, vice custodian of the Holy Land, meets with Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of Syria’s new administration, in Damascus.

Syria’s Christians voice relief, seek further security guarantees after political shift

Pope Francis baptizes a baby at the feast of the Baptism of the Lord at the Sistine Chapel, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.

Pope Francis: Baptism a ‘new birthday,’ faith the ‘greatest gift’ for children

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