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Pope Francis sends telegram to Iraqi Christian community after tragic wedding fire

October 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The Christian community in Qaraqosh, in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, was devastated last week after a fire broke out at a Syriac Catholic wedding celebration. / Credit: Rody Sher/ ACI MENA

CNA Staff, Oct 2, 2023 / 18:50 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis sent hi… […]

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BREAKING: Iraq archbishop calls for prayers after tragic wedding fire

September 27, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Sep 27, 2023 / 18:20 pm (CNA).
A fire that ripped through a wedding venue in northern Iraq has killed more than 100 people in a majority-Christian town still rebuilding after years of ISIS occupation. The hal… […]

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Cameroon archbishop: ‘No room for distraction’ for delegates to Synod on Synodality

September 27, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon. / Credit: ACI Africa

ACI Africa, Sep 27, 2023 / 10:30 am (CNA).
Delegates to the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, also referred to as the Synod on S… […]

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Abducted priest in Nigeria released, diocese ‘grateful’

September 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Marcellinus Obioma Okide was reportedly abducted from Nigeria’s Enugu Diocese on Sept. 17, 2023. / Credit: Enugu Diocese

ACI Africa, Sep 25, 2023 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Enugu in Nigeria has expressed its gratitude to God and th… […]

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‘We came back stronger’: Priest, seminarian abducted in Nigeria recall three-week ordeal

September 22, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Paul Sanogo (left) and seminarian Melchior Maharini, who were kidnapped from their community of Missionaries of Africa in Nigeria’s Diocese of Minna on Aug. 3, 2023, said the terrifying experience helped their faith grow stronger. / Credi… […]

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Catholic peace organization condemns sexual enslavement of Mozambican Christians

September 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

A group of women and children guarded by security forces in Mucimboa da Praia of Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province in early September 2023. / Credit: Denis Hurley Peace Institute

ACI Africa, Sep 21, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA).
Reports have emerged … […]

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Human rights group to Nigeria security agents after priest’s kidnapping: ‘Act or resign’

September 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

A road in Enugu State, Nigeria. / Credit: International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety)

ACI Africa, Sep 20, 2023 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has conde… […]

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11 killed as Islamist jihadists reportedly target Christians in Mozambican village

September 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

At least 11 people were killed Sept. 15, 2023, after members of the Islamic State attacked a village in Mozambique and opened fire on Christians after hand-picking them from Muslims, the Catholic pontifical and charity foundation Aid to the Chur… […]

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Nigerian diocese calls for prayers for kidnapped priest

September 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Marcellinus Obioma Okide was reportedly abducted from Nigeria’s Enugu Diocese on Sept. 17, 2023. / Credit: Enugu Diocese

ACI Africa, Sep 19, 2023 / 16:20 pm (CNA).
Prayers are being sought for the safe release of Father Marcellinus Obiom… […]

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Franciscan friar in Syria becomes bishop of Latin-rite Catholics in Aleppo 

September 18, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

The new Bishop Hanna Jallouf, OFM, walks down the center aisle of St. Francis Church in Aleppo, Syrian, after his episcopal ordination, Sept. 17, 2023. / Credit: Photo courtesy of TAWK CENTRE

Jerusalem, Sep 18, 2023 / 14:23 pm (CNA).
A new chap… […]

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