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In Iraq, a baby boy is saved from certain death
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The elders of her tribe made the decision to kill the child as soon as it was born. To their way of thinking, it was ...
In Cairo, blood flows again at Coptic church
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"Despite the pain inside my heart—I miss my mother desperately—I am happy because she is a martyr and I don’t feel afraid of the terrorists ...
Syrian bishop avoids certain death, as bomb hits his bedroom
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“Providence watches over his little servant, but now I am exiled like 12 million Syrian refugees who have nothing left.”
First Christmas Mass in Mosul since 2014—Muslims lend a hand
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“The efforts of the Churches to recreate a stable and peaceful environment for the local population have borne further fruit."
In Cairo, a Christmas season tinged with sorrow
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“He was still alive and, looking me in the eyes, he told me to take care of my younger sister and brother; and he gave ...
Despite uncertainty, Christians in Iraq, Syria are urged to ‘keep Bethlehem in their hearts’
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“Everyone who is helping to rebuild there is investing their personal courage and vision for the future. That is the foundation for rebuilding relations between ...
NC Register: on Nineveh Plains, ACN Helps with first post-ISIS Christmas
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QARAQOSH, Iraq — In their villages on the Nineveh Plains, Iraq’s Christians are celebrating their first Christmas since the region’s liberation from the Islamic State ...
Post-ISIS, the first Catholic Church is re-consecrated on Nineveh Plains
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"ISIS thought they could eliminate us, and yet it is ISIS that has disappeared and we have returned to Telleskuf."
In war-torn Homs, Syria, an altar is re-consecrated—a symbol of faithful’s resolve in face of suffering
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By Maria Lozano Briefing for our Donors THE RE-CONSECRATION of the altar in the Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of Peace (Dec. 1, 2017) was ...
Young people in Aleppo, Syria bring aid to the city’s needy
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“You are the hope of Syria, you are the light in the midst of so much darkness.” The words strike a chord—deep emotion shines in ...