Cardinal likens fading Christian presence in Middle East to a sinking ship

Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai warned that the Christian presence in the Middle East is shrinking and Church leaders “are called to face the winds that blow in our homelands”. The assessment by the patriarch of Maronite Catholics during a recent meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches executive committee underscored the dire reality facing Christians in the tumultuous region. “The... Read More

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July 29, 2020

Some Christians see Turkey’s Hagia Sophia move as attempt to expand Islam

Catholics and other Christians are upset by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s conversion of Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a functioning mosque where Muslim Friday prayers were recited recently. Many observers see the controversial move as part of Erdogan’s bigger attempt to re-enact the Ottoman Empire expansionism in the Middle East by... Read More

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May 13, 2020

Dermot O’Leary backs appeal to help poorest beat Covid-19

Catholic TV and radio presenter Dermot O’Leary has urged the British public to donate to a coronavirus appeal for people living in some of the poorest countries in the world. The X Factor host is backing UK aid agency CAFOD’s fundraising campaign so that those in developing countries hit by the pandemic “get some of... Read More

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January 24, 2020

Middle East Church leaders call for prayers and peace-building initiatives

The Middle East Council of Churches called for prayer and peace-building initiatives amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and the Arab world. The council’s executive committee, concluding a two-day meeting in Cyprus on 22nd January, said its gathering occurred “in the midst of the bloody and painful events that beset our countries.” In their... Read More

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January 9, 2020

President of US Catholic bishops urges world leaders to pursue dialogue and seek peace

Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling for urgent prayers “that our world’s leaders will pursue dialogue and seek peace”. “In the face of the escalating tensions with Iran,” he said, people... Read More

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January 8, 2020

Pope will celebrate Mass with bishops from 19 Mediterranean countries

Pope Francis will travel to the southern Italian seaport city of Bari in late February to close a meeting of bishops from countries bordering the Mediterranean, the Vatican confirmed. Publishing a list of the pope’s liturgies in January and February, the Vatican said he would celebrate Mass in Bari on 23rd February at the end... Read More

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January 7, 2020

Kenyan Catholic leaders alarmed at increase in terror attacks

Catholic leaders in Kenya are sounding an alarm after a terror attack killed three Americans and forced local people to flee. The clerics feared the attack in Manda Bay in Lamu County – which occurred amid increasing tension in the Middle East – could be an act of revenge linked to the recent killing of... Read More

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