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Pope Francis blesses Carlo Acutis statue for orphanage in Egypt

March 19, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Vatican City, Mar 19, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has blessed a statue of Blessed Carlo Acutis which will be sent to an orphanage in Cairo, Egypt.

The pope received the family of Carlo Acutis in a private audience at the Apostolic Palace on M… […]

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Pandemic conditions have increased Christian persecution

November 25, 2020 CNA Daily News 0

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 25, 2020 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated Christian persecution in some places, according to a new report from the group Aid to the Church in Need International (ACN).

“The devastati… […]

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The problem is not “Islamophobia” but ignorance of Islam

February 20, 2018 William Kilpatrick 42

An Open Letter to Bishop Joseph Bambera, Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee for Interreligious Affairs […]

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“America first”…everywhere?

September 26, 2017 Russell Shaw 14

I’d welcome a comprehensive, factual explanation from our leaders of what America is doing abroad and of why, in the leaders’ estimate, it’s necessary and […]

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Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight presser from Egypt

April 29, 2017 Catholic News Agency 0

In his conversation with journalists on the way back from Egypt, Pope Francis touched on an array of topics, including North Korea, populism and a possible visit from President Donald Trump. While nothing has been […]

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Reflections on Pope Francis’ remarks on religion, violence at al-Azhar University

April 28, 2017 James V. Schall, S.J. 1

Pope Francis’s address to the Peace Meeting in Cairo’s famous Sunni Muslim Center at al-Azhar University on April 28 was relatively brief. The most striking thing in my reading was the level of abstraction that governed the […]

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Full text of joint statement by Pope Francis and Tawadros II

April 28, 2017 Catholic News Agency 1

During his two-day trip to Egypt, Pope Francis  met with Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II, telling him their Churches are bonded by the blood of their martyrs, and are called to further cement this bond […]

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Our Lady of Zeitoun and Christianity in Egypt

April 26, 2017 Filip Mazurczak 7

On April 28-29, Pope Francis will become the second pope after St. John Paul II to visit Egypt. The largest Arab country, Muslim-majority Egypt is home to a large but persecuted Christian minority. Its important […]

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