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Middle East

» Pope Appoints New ‘Ambassador’ To Stricken Iraqi Catholics

Vatican City, – Benedict XVI appointed Monsignor Giorgio Lingua as the Holy See’s representative to Iraq and Jordan on Saturday. [...]

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

» Archbishop Prays For Iraq As US Combat Mission Ends

Madrid, Spain, – Spanish archbishop Joan-Enric Vives prayed for the intercession of Our Lady of Nuria this week for Iraq, [...]

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

» Pope & Israeli President Hope For Peace in Holy Land

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, – As the Palestinian and Israeli governments seek an agreement in Washington, the Israeli president and Pope [...]

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

» Churches’ Leader Condemns Hebron Killings

The head of the World Council of Churches who is on a visit to the Middle East has condemned the [...]

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

» Unknown Condition Of An Iranian Christian Detained In Ahvaz

Members of a home-based church in the city of Ahvaz are very concerned about their detained member and have reported [...]

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

» Peres To Visit Pope Amidst “Serious” Dialogue

AsiaNews – On Thursday, the President of the State of Israel, will be received in Audience at Castelgandolfo by Pope [...]

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

» Message For End Of Ramadan

Message for end of Ramadan: Overcoming violence between religions
Vatican City  – A demand for an end to violence between members [...]

Monday, August 30th, 2010

» Mosul Catholic Killed After Kidnapping

Mosul Catholic Killed After Kidnapping. The Family Had Paid A Ransom 
Mosul  – A Syrian Catholic Christian, who was abducted a [...]

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

» Iran: Persistent Repression of Christians in Tabriz

The security forces in response to a protesting Christian, that wanted to know who was the claimant against him and [...]

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

» Iraq: Minorities Could Be ‘Scapegoats’ After US Withdrawal

Civil war could be on the horizon in Iraq, according to a high-ranking Catholic prelate in the country. Minorities, including [...]

Friday, August 27th, 2010