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Fr. Bader: The Christian presence in the region contributes to fighting extremism
Rania Ja’bari/ Russian Sputnik News Agency
: Director the Catholic Center for Studies and Media (CCSM) in Jordan Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader has noted...More
Cardinal Sako fears Iraq could be caught in middle of a US-Iran conflict
By Dale Gavlak and Junno Arocho Esteves in Rome /Catholic News Service
: Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Cardinal Louis Sako is concerned by rising tensions between the United States and Iran, fearful that his country, Iraq, could be caught in the middle of any potential conflict. It has also made a proposed visit by Pope Francis to Iraq next year uncertain, he said. In an exclusive interview with Catholic News Service in...More
ACN welcomes vital review into persecution of Christians
By John Pentifex/acnuk.org
: Aid to the Church in Need (UK) has acknowledged the importance of an independent report into the persecution of Christians released on Monday, July 8, 2019. Neville Kyrke-Smith, UK director of the Catholic charity for persecuted and other suffering Christians, praised the report commissioned by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The report, for which...More
Sunday Mass at the Chaldean Church of Mar Ith-Alaha in Dahok
Dahok/ en.abouna.org
: Mar Ith-Alaha (God is present) is the name of the Chaldean parish in Dahok. Parish priest Fr. Imad Khoshabeh celebrated Sunday Mass on July 14, 2019 which was concelebrated by Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader, parish priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Na’our, Jordan. After reading a passage from the Bible according to Luke on the healing of the...More
French Ambassador recalls Notre Dame devastating fire
By Munir Bayouk/ en.abouna.org
: French Ambassador to Jordan David Bertolotti has termed the fire that engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral on April 15 as “a national tragedy”. In an address marking France’s National Day, Bertolotti said that the fire "aroused emotions almost around the world," noting that “after nearly three months since the eruption of the fire, the building is no...More
Bishop of Truro has not told the full truth about Christians in the Middle East
By Peter Oborne/ middleeasteye.net
: The Bishop of Truro’s report on the persecution of Christians across the globe is well overdue and a gallant effort. The report, released this week, was commissioned by the British foreign secretary into Foreign Office support for persecuted Christians. Christians suffer daily discrimination and worse. Secular Western governments have been...More
Cardinal Sako fears Iraq could be caught in middle of a US-Iran conflict
ACN welcomes vital review into persecution of Christians
Sunday Mass at the Chaldean Church of Mar Ith-Alaha in Dahok
French Ambassador recalls Notre Dame devastating fire
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This Roman basilica is dedicated to 20th century martyrs

By Courtney Grogan/ CNA
: On an island in Rome’s Tiber River, there is a basilica devoted to the Christian martyrs of the 20th century, the bloodiest century in the history of the Catholic Church. Flanked on either side by relics of Christians martyred under Communism and Nazism respectively, the main altar of the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on Tiber Island connects the tradition of Rome’s apostolic martyrs to the persecution of Christians today. The church was first commissioned in 998 by German Emperor Otto III to receive the remains of St. Bartholomew, who was flayed alive for his faith, and St. Adalbert, bishop of Prague who was martyred in 997 during the evangelization of Poland. Today the basilica houses relics of the apostle and medieval evangelist alongside those of St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyred in...
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Monastery connects U.S. Catholics to Holy Land, events in Christ’s life

Pope Francis addresses mercy; appeals for political dialogue in Venezuela

Following meetings with Pope, Archbishop Shevchuk says dreams are coming true

Pope Francis to visit three countries in East Africa, September 4-10

Christians unite for “Season of Creation” Sep. 1-Oct. 4

US bishops approve $1.5 million for projects to support Church in Africa

Arab World

Egypt: First Institute of Coptic Studies Inaugurated at University of Alexandria

Agenzia Fides
: With an unprecedented initiative, Egyptian political institutions have decided to invest resources to support the opening of institutes, centers and departments in public universities dedicated to the study and enhancement of the Coptic language and cultural heritage. The first institute of Coptic Studies was already inaugurated at the University of Alexandria, in collaboration with the Coptic Orthodox Church. A similar initiative is being undertaken at the faculty of artistic studies of the University of Damanhour. Even the buildings intended to house these institutions have been designed, inspired by the typical forms of Coptic architecture. The so-called "Coptic age" is identified by scholars as a time of transition between the era of the pharaohs and that of the Arab-Islamic...
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Only Christian KRG minister swears in on Holy Bible burned by ISIS

Coptic Archbishop Angaelos: Martyrs are not ‘victims’ but ‘witnesses’

Iraq: Only 40 Christians have returned to Mosul!

Sako: 'Praying, and the Eucharist are the joyful testimonies of Christ'

Syrian prelate elaborates on suffering of Syrian Catholics during civil war

Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi sheds light on role of Church in Tunisia

Holy Land

Conference highlights excavations at Petra Church, Temple of Winged Lions

By Saeb Rawashdeh/ jordantimes.com
: Excavations take time, money, planning, cooperation, conservation and publishing, said Director of the American Centre of Oriental Research (ACOR) Barbara Porter at a presentation on the Petra Church and the Temple of the Winged Lions on Monday, July 8. The presentation titled, “Lecture for Tour Guides of Petra: A Story of Two Sites”, was held at the Petra Visitor Centre and hosted by the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority to shed light on the two sites and their significance. The Petra Church and the Temple of the Winged Lions are located in the north-eastern part of the ancient city of Petra, in the city’s centre, the director elaborated. “Why was the Petra Church excavation so different?” Porter asked. For one, it started without funding in 1991, Porter explained, adding...
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Fr. Bader: The Christian presence in the region contributes to fighting extremism

Jerusalem: Stadium of Saint James Church in Beit Hanina attacked

Meditation of Archbishop Pizzaballa: Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C

Archbishop Pizzaballa: Christians in the Holy Land, weavers of peaceful relations

AUM participates in 'Regional EuNIT Network Launch Conference'

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