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  • [ November 24, 2025 ] Hundreds of Nigerian students remain captive; Cameroon archbishop warns of church closures News Briefs
  • [ November 24, 2025 ] 3 German bishops oppose school guide on ‘diversity of sexual identities’ News Briefs
  • [ November 24, 2025 ] Pope Leo XIV: Hope does not mean having all the answers but trusting in God News Briefs
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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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Gaza’s only Catholic priest: ‘For mercy’s sake stop this war and stop killing people’

September 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Father Gabriel Romanelli leads Eucharistic adoration at Holy Family Parish in Gaza in December 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Gabriel Romanelli

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 25, 2025 / 15:48 pm (CNA).
“Everyone here is pleading for mercy: to… […]

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Catholic priest killed in ‘senseless act of violence’ in Nigeria

September 23, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Matthew Eya, a parish priest in the Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, while returning to his parish after a pastoral assignment. / Credit: Diocese of Nsukka

ACI Africa, Sep 23, 20… […]

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