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The leader of Afghanistan’s Catholic community longs to return to the country

November 29, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Fr. Giovanni Scalese, head of the Mission Sui Iuris of Afghanistan, celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in 2019. / Courtesy photo.

Rome, Italy, Nov 29, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Following the Taliban takeover, there is no longer a Catholic community to sp… […]

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Adults from Afghanistan, Iran, prepare to be baptized as Catholics in Vienna

October 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A baptismal font in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. / Bwag via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vienna, Austria, Oct 22, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Eleven people from Afghanistan are among the 27 adults who will soon be baptized as Catholics in… […]

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USCCB, Catholic Charities ramp up efforts to welcome Afghan refugees

September 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Afghan refugees are being processed inside Hangar 5 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Sept. 8, 2021. / Olivier Douliery/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.

Denver Newsroom, Sep 23, 2021 / 15:01 pm (CNA).
Over the next several months, the USCCB and Catholi… […]

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Pope Francis meets Afghan Christian whose parents were killed by the Taliban

September 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis meets with a group of Afghan refugees at the Vatican on Sept. 22, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA

Vatican City, Sep 22, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis met Wednesday with three Afghan refugee families at the Vatican, including a Catho… […]

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Afghanistan’s Christians ‘completely ignored’ in European Parliament resolution

September 17, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Nov. 25, 2014. Credit: Alan Holdren/CNA. / null

Strasbourg, France, Sep 17, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A member of the European Parliament said on Thursday that the EU’s law-making body “completely i… […]

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PODCAST: An Afghan Christian’s plea: “You are my last hope”

September 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Taliban fighters gather along a street during a rally in Kabul on August 31, 2021 as they celebrate after the U.S. pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war. / Hoshang Hashimi/AFP via Getty Images)

Denver Newsroom, Sep… […]

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Pope Francis greets Afghan refugees after Vatican documentary screening

September 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis greets people after a documentary screening at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Sept. 6, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Sep 7, 2021 / 03:10 am (CNA).
Pope Francis met with recent arrivals from Afghanistan on Monday evening after a … […]

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Nobel Peace Prize nominee urges Biden to protect Iraqi Christians

September 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

March 26, 2021: The restored image of the Virgin Mary destroyed by ISIS returned to its original parish in Iraq. / Fr. Thabet Habeb/CNA

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 1, 2021 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
After the last U.S. forces left Afghanistan this wee… […]

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Pope Francis says that he hopes Cardinal Becciu is innocent of charges in Vatican finance trial

September 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 13

Pope Francis is interviewed by Carlos Herrera, a journalist at the Spanish radio station COPE. / COPE.

Vatican City, Sep 1, 2021 / 03:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis addressed the Vatican financial scandals in a sit-down radio interview that aired Wed… […]

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Aid group ‘devastated’ as dozens of ‘endangered’ employees stuck in Afghanistan

August 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan / Trent Inness/Shutterstock

Washington D.C., Aug 31, 2021 / 15:30 pm (CNA).
As U.S. forces completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday, the head of a global charity w… […]

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