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IRAQ: Nineveh will arise
Following the liberation of the Nineveh Plains from extremist group Daesh (ISIS) – plans are now underway…
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INTERNATIONAL: Anniversary for Catholic charity dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima
As the Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions – an international Catholic charity dedicated…
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IRAQ: Rebuilding of Nineveh Plains set to begin
An “Olive Tree Ceremony” in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains will mark the beginning of…
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EGYPT: Pope’s visit set to “reknit” ties with Islam
Pope Francis has high hopes his visit to Egypt will help heal interfaith…
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NIGERIA: Is the government complicit in the supply of arms to Islamists?
A bishop has accused the authorities in Nigeria of suspected supply of arms to an Islamist terrorist…
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EGYPT: Brave young Catholics to travel to Cairo to see Pope
About 3,000 young Catholics from across Egypt will put aside security fears and travel to the…
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IRAQ: Young priest returns home to bless his village
A newly ordinated priest has described returning with the Blessed Sacrament to his home village in northern…
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IRAQ: Christian churches unite to rebuild Nineveh Plains
Thousands upon thousands of Iraqi Christians forced from their towns and villages by Daesh (ISIS) are an…
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IRAQ: Hope the country’s Christians might go home
The cost of rebuilding Christian villages destroyed by Daesh (ISIS) in northern Iraq could exceed £160 million…
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SYRIA: Religious Sisters supporting young women in need worldwide
Vital help for Syrian mothers and children forced to flee violent extremism is one of nearly…
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IRAQ: Church announces survival plan for country’s suffering Christians
Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil has unveiled plans to provide a future for Iraq’s displaced Christians –…
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IRAQ: “Jihadists used the church as a shooting range”
Iraqi Christians returning to their homelands trashed by Daesh (ISIS) have described the horror of finding their…