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21 Jun 2018 – “Over the past few years, in my role as national director at a papal agency that works with the Churches and People of the East, I have met many refugees and internally displaced people who made the hard decision to leave their country...” Read more...
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19 Jun 2018 – BEIRUT (CNS) — When Islamic State fighters overran Qaraqosh, Iraq, in the summer of 2014, Mothana Butres was able to grab only a single volume from his father’s collection of thousands of Syriac books and manuscripts. Read more...
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18 Jun 2018 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on nations working to develop a global compact on refugees to make sure they help ensure migration is safe, legal and humane. Read more...
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15 Jun 2018 – BEIRUT (CNS) — For a Franciscan friar on a mission from Rome, a visit to peaceful areas in Syria provided a glimpse into a window of hope for the war-torn country. Read more...
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08 Jun 2018 – JERUSALEM (CNS) — Messelem Abu Mutlak, a 15-year-old student at the Rosary Sisters School in Gaza, fantasizes about being a champion goalkeeper and when he is not studying, he dedicates himself to improve his soccer skills. Read more...
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07 Jun 2018 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said that when he was on the Greek island of Lesbos, “while enchanted by the scenery of the blue sky and sea, I was struck by the thought that such a beautiful sea had become a tomb for men, women and children who had for the most part sought only to escape inhumane conditions in their own homelands.” Read more...
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04 Jun 2018 – VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church respects the Russian Orthodox Church, its status in Russia and its right to handle its own internal affairs, Pope Francis said. Read more...
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21 May 2018 – JERUSALEM (CNS) — Even in times of violence and despair, the power of joint prayer for peace can be felt, said Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Read more...
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