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Pope’s Visit to Iraq Still Has Impact for Iraqi Youth

His four-day apostolic visit, 5-8 March 2021, was marked by moments of prayer, fraternity and remembrance with the country’s Christian and Muslim communities. He traveled as “The Samaritan Pope,” bringing the spirit of healing and hope to his meetings in Baghdad, Najaf, Ur, Mosul and Erbil. At the time, Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda, C.Ss.R., of Erbil, said the

March 14th, 2024|

Gaza: “We are closer than ever to the crucified Savior”

The Christian community in Gaza is at its lowest point since the start of the war. Phone lines are cut, and online connections are continuously interrupted. One can hardly understand what Sister Nabila is saying: “quite,” “well,” “Church,” and then the line goes dead. This is how things have been for weeks. A few written messages arrive from time to

March 14th, 2024|

Jordan: King Abdullah II receives Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Gallagher

His Majesty King Abdullah II on Monday, March 11, received Holy See Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, at Al Husseiniya Palace. According to a Royal Court statement, His Majesty asked the archbishop to express best wishes to Pope Francis, highlighting the deep-rooted relations between Jordan and the Vatican. The meeting covered the dangerous

March 14th, 2024|

Holy Land: the suffering of Catholics in Gaza

Gaza´s Christian community is facing the most difficult time since the outbreak of the war but remain encouraged by their faith, according to local sources. There is a critical shortage of food and clean water, a source in Gaza who wished not to be named told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). ACN’s source said: “People walk

March 14th, 2024|

Patriarch Pizzaballa: Gaza ceasefire more urgent than ever

“A ceasefire in Gaza is more urgent than ever.” That's the latest appeal for peace launched by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Speaking to Vatican News' Federico Piana, Patriarch Pizzaballa stressed that a ceasefire is possible: “All that’s missing is the will to make it happen.” In the course of the interview, the Patriarch also touched on

March 14th, 2024|

Christians in Iraq still fear insecurity

On March 5, 2021 Pope Francis embarked on his historic Apostolic Journey to Iraq, marking the first visit of a Pontiff to the Middle Eastern nation. During his four-day stay, the Pope visited Baghdad, as well as the Plain of Ur, the birthplace of Abraham, and the cities of Najaf, Nassiriya, Erbil, Mosul, and Qaraqosh, where he met with Christian communities and

March 14th, 2024|

Lebanon: Palestinian Christian refugees enduring pain of war in Gaza

Areas of southern Lebanon are shaken nearly every day by explosions of artillery fire or Israeli airstrikes in retaliation for attacks by Hezbollah. The Lebanese Shiite movement, allied with the Palestinian Hamas, has harassed northern Israel since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7 after Hamas made a deadly rampage in Israel. The

March 14th, 2024|

One priest looking after 512 Christians sheltering at Gaza’s only Catholic church

The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) says that one priest and seven religious sisters are looking after 512 Christians who are sheltering from the conflict at Gaza’s only Catholic church. For the past two weeks, the area around Holy Family Parish Church has suffered intense military clashes and shelling. The faithful taking refuge include 120 children and

March 13th, 2024|

Crown Prince says Jordan vibrant example of interfaith harmony

HRH Crown Prince Hussein on Tuesday said Jordan is a vibrant example of interfaith harmony. Crown Prince Hussein made these remarks at a meeting with a delegation from Georgetown University, headed by Muslim chaplain Yahya Hendi, and including faculty members Matthew E Carnes and Ryann Elizabeth, as well as a number of students, as part of a university seminar titled

March 13th, 2024|

Gaza teen waits to follow vocation: ‘My faith is flourishing amidst the challenges of war’

Five months ago in Gaza City, 18-year-old Suhail Shadi Abu Dawod was waiting for a visa for Italy to begin his novitiate in the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) — and then the Israel-Hamas war broke out. “I began considering joining the Incarnate Word congregation in 2021, when I was 15 years old,” Abu Dawod told CNA through his pastor, Father

March 13th, 2024|
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