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Who are the Coptic Christians? Tragic church fire a blow to a persecuted group

August 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Tawadros II, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, presides over a funeral liturgy for victims of the Dec. 11, 2016 bomb attack on his cathedral. / Aid to the Church in Need.

St. Louis, Mo., Aug 15, 2022 / 14:38 pm (CNA).
A massive fire at a… […]

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Six years after grisly murder, France remembers Father Jacques Hamel

July 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Jacques Hamel. / Diocese of Rouen, Wikipedia.

Denver Newsroom, Jul 26, 2022 / 15:04 pm (CNA).
Six years after Father Jacques Hamel was murdered by knife-wielding terrorists while celebrating Mass at his parish church in northern France, loc… […]

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Nigeria church massacre: ISIS affiliate group suspected as perpetrators, government official says

June 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Francis Xavier Owo Parish. / Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)

St. Louis, Mo., Jun 9, 2022 / 18:40 pm (CNA).
A Nigerian government official said Thursday that the insurgent group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP… […]

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Catholic charity sees ‘signs of hope’ for Iraq’s beleaguered Christians

May 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The Catholic University of Erbil in Ankawa, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need. / null

Königstein, Germany, May 10, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA).
A Catholic charity said on Monday that there are “signs of hope” for Iraq… […]

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Father Jacques Hamel murder: Catholic archbishop says ‘justice is done’ as 4 are convicted

March 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Fr. Jacques Hamel. / Diocese of Rouen, Wikipedia.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 10, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Four men accused of terrorist conspiracy after the murder of the French Catholic priest Father Jacques Hamel in 2016 were convicted on Wednesday.“Ju… […]

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Trial begins in France over murder of Fr Jacques Hamel

February 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Fr. Jacques Hamel, who was killed by Islamic State terrorists while saying Mass, July 26, 2016.

Paris, France, Feb 14, 2022 / 11:00 am (CNA).
A trial began in Paris on Monday, Feb. 14, for four people charged with conspiring in the murder of Fa… […]

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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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French president visits Catholic church in Iraq damaged by ISIS

August 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

French President Emmanuel Macron tours Our Lady of the Hour Church in Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 29, 2021. / Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images.

Rome Newsroom, Aug 31, 2021 / 06:30 am (CNA).
French President Emmanuel Macron met this week with Iraqi Chris… […]

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Fr. Jacques Hamel: Catholic priest honored 5 years after he was killed at Mass in terrorist attack

July 26, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Jacques Hamel. / Diocese of Rouen via Wikipedia.

Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France, Jul 26, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Catholic Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen celebrated a Mass on Monday marking the fifth anniversary of the murder of Fr. Ja… […]

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‘At every time, you could be a target’: Despite danger, Nigerian priest ministers to refugees of terrorism

July 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Ash Wednesday celebration at St. Patrick cathedral in Maiduguri, Feb. 26, 2020 / AFP/Getty

Washington D.C., Jul 16, 2021 / 09:30 am (CNA).
Father Joseph Bature Fidelis of the Diocese of Maiduguri is aware of the danger priests face from local Is… […]

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