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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem speaks out after first phase of peace deal completed

October 15, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (L) and a members of a Christian visit the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City on July 18, 2025. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 15, 2025 / 17:51… […]

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Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem welcomes Gaza agreement as step toward ending war

October 9, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa looks out at some of the destruction in Gaza. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

ACI MENA, Oct 9, 2025 / 11:55 am (CNA).
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has welco… […]

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Jerusalem churches face mounting tax pressures under Israel’s ‘Arnona’ property levy

October 7, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Churches in Jerusalem face ongoing tax pressures amid long-standing negotiations. / Credit: Amizor via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

ACI MENA, Oct 7, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
In Jerusalem, the property tax, known as the “Arnona” tax, has becom… […]

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Catholic University in Erbil celebrates fifth graduating class

October 2, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

A student receives his diploma during a graduation ceremony at the Catholic University of Erbil in Iraq on Sept. 30, 2025. / Credit: ACI MENA

ACI MENA, Oct 2, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The Catholic University of Erbil in Iraq (CUE) on Sept. 30 cel… […]

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Nigeria rights groups seek release of 850 Christians held in notorious jihadist village

October 1, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. / Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock

ACI Africa, Oct 1, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Testimonies of Nigeria… […]

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Cardinal to catechists: If your faith isn’t meaningful to you, it won’t be to your students

September 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa presents a Bible to a catechism teacher on Sept. 27, 2025, in Galilee. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 18:02 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the L… […]

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Top U.S. political satirist draws attention to plight of Christians in Nigeria

September 30, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

“Where are the kids protesting this?” Bill Maher said of the Christian genocide in Nigeria during the Sept. 26, 2025, edition of his HBO program “Real Time with Bill Maher.”  / Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 06:00 am … […]

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Christian leaders in Zimbabwe urge debt cancellation to alleviate economic burden

September 29, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

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ACI Africa, Sep 29, 2025 / 15:24 pm (CNA).
Members of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) marked the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21 with an appeal to the internationa… […]

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From Ohio to Erbil: Student missionaries help revive Catholic education in Iraq

September 28, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Thomas Mission service at Mar Qardakh International School. / Credit: Alex McKenna

ACI MENA, Sep 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Every day people from around the world visit Iraq — some to explore an ancient civilization, others as tourists dra… […]

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Christian persecution in Nigeria: 1,200 churches destroyed annually, hundreds killed

September 26, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. / Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 26, 2025 / 15:28 pm (CNA).
Father Matthew … […]

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