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Imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedin with his family.

US asked to intervene for Christian citizen jailed in Iran

Jan 16, 2013

By Michelle La Rosa

A U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith could face execution if the government is not pressured to... Read more

Rep. Frank R. Wolf, (R-Virginia).

Religious leaders urged to fight global persecution

Jan 11, 2013

By Michelle La Rosa

Religious leaders in America are being called upon by a U.S. congressman to advocate for those across the globe who... Read more

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Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg in Germany

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The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

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

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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

Archpriest of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral Monsignor Olivier Ribadeau Dumas blesses a Nativity scene in the recently reopened cathedral on Dec. 20, 2024, in Paris.

Rector of Notre Dame Cathedral blesses creche ahead of Christmas celebrations

Christmas lights line a street in Rome, Italy, Dec. 17, 2024.

PHOTOS: Christmas in Rome as first Jubilee pilgrims arrive in Eternal City

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