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Pope Francis calls for prayers, sends condolences to Muslims, Christians killed in Burkina Faso
“We pray for the victims of the recent attacks on places of worship in Burkina Faso,” a papal aide read... Read more
Two women killed amid Israeli attack at Holy Family Parish in Gaza, Latin Patriarchate says
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said two women were targeted by an Israeli sniper on Dec. 16. Read more
Analysis: South Lebanon is a ‘volcano in motion,’ and Christian villages do not sleep
For more than two weeks, the Lebanese Christian villages along the border with the Holy Land have experienced a state... Read more
England and Wales no longer Christian ‘by default,’ census shows
The latest census shows Christians there are now a minority, while the number of people who have no religious affiliation... Read more
ISIS genocide survivor begs US to help Yazidis – before it's too late
A Yazidi survivor of the ISIS genocide urged members of Congress on Tuesday to help recover young girls and boys... Read more
Bishop says the Christian influence in Jordan is still strong
Jerusalem Bishop William Shomali, newly appointed to the Latin Patriarchate of Jordan, says that although Christians are a very small... Read more
Your apathy is hurting ISIS victims – a challenge to US Christians
Christians in the U.S. must stop their apathy to the bloody persecution of religious minorities in Iraq and Syria, said... Read more
A prayer from the Pope – may Christians not be forced out of the Middle East
The sufferings of the Chaldean Catholic Church were the focus of Pope Francis on Monday when he addressed a synod... Read more
Lukewarm Christians who don’t love are 'in grave danger,' Pope warns
In his homily Friday Pope Francis encouraged Christians to remember the first time they felt the love of God, and... Read more
True Christians aren't elitist – they generate life, Pope says
At his weekly general audience Pope Francis spoke on what it means to evangelize, calling it apostolic work born of... Read more
Pope laments exodus of last Christians from Mosul
In his weekly Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis mourned the fleeing of the last Christians from the Iraqi city of... Read more
Chaldean priest says little hope for Christians in Iraq
It has been more than four decades since Father Michael Bazzi left his home country of Iraq. But the plight... Read more
Iraqi patriarch urges prayer, fasting that Christians remain
Archbishop Louis Raphael I Sako, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon, has issued an urgent appeal to mark the beginning... Read more
