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7,000 rosaries for the children of Iraq’s Nineveh Plains
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"The kids were excited when they came to pick up their rosary. Then they all, about 90, gathered on the altar to pray a decade."
Bahrain: The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia will be consecrated Dec. 10
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The construction of the Cathedral marks a big step forward in Church-state relations and is also a testimony to the ever-increasing number of Catholics in ...
Christian home in Iraq is fire-bombed
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“We wonder, who cares about us and our suffering, as we are citizens among the people of this country.”
Neutrality key to Lebanon’s stability, says former President Sleiman
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"Lebanon is not an independent or free country anymore due to the Iranian interference in Lebanese affairs carried out by Hezbollah."
Patriarch: ‘Christians in Lebanon will be extinct if West does nothing’
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"We can’t convince them to stay because they say, ‘How can we endure this situation? There is no hope for our future.’"
Students in Lebanon ask children everywhere to join them in prayer
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"We want “We want to encourage as many children as possible to entrust themselves to the power of prayer."
Iraq: Ankawa, home of the Christians, comes of age
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“The decision to make Ankawa a separate district will, we hope, be an important step forwardfor the future of Christianity in Iraq.”
In Lebanon and Syria, poverty stalks the Christian community
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“During the war at least, they expected it to end at some point, but now, what can [Syrian Christians] expect?”
Taliban takeover in Afghanistan emboldens Iraqi extremists
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"It is definitely true that the mentality of ISIS still exists in Iraq and Syria among certain parts of the population.”
Sister Clara’s dream for the future of children in Iraq comes true
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“Our goal was to offer young people a place of reconciliation and healing after being displaced by ISIS and living for so many years as ...