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‘These are very hard times’: Pastor of Gaza Catholic church gives update on Christians’ plight

December 6, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Gabriel Romanelli (center), the Latin parish priest of Gaza, is among the celebrants at a Mass to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady, Queen of Palestine and the Holy Land at the shrine dedicated to her at Deir Rafat on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2… […]

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Parish priest in Nigeria abducted while answering sick call

December 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Nigerian priest Father Kingsley Eze was kidnapped Nov. 30, 2023, traveling to a sick call. / Credit: Catholic Diocese of Okigwe

ACI Africa, Dec 5, 2023 / 13:06 pm (CNA).
A priest from the Diocese of Okigwe in Nigeria was kidnapped Nov. 30 while… […]

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PHOTOS: Bethlehem welcomes Advent 2023 with quieter procession, still with hope

December 4, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The small procession of Franciscan friars, with the Custos of the Holy Land, arrives in Manger Square, in front of the Basilica of the Nativity, in Bethlehem on Saturday, Dec. 2, the day of the solemn entrance for the beginning of Advent. The Sq… […]

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New Holy Land virtual Advent pilgrimage hopes to fill ‘holy sites with peace’

December 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Altar of the Child Jesus and the relic of the manger in the Church of Saint Catherine (Basilica of the Nativity) in Bethlehem. / Credit: Magdala Center

CNA Staff, Dec 2, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The Magdala Tourist Center, located in the biblical… […]

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‘I am prepared to die a martyr’: Freed Nigerian monk recounts kidnapping, murder of brother monk

November 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Brother Godwin Eze. / Credit: Benedictine Monastery, Eruku

ACI Africa, Nov 30, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Brother Peter Olarewaju recently recounted the horrific kidnapping and torture he and two other monks from a Benedictine monastery in Nigeria … […]

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MAP: Are Holy Land pilgrimage sites threatened by the Israel-Hamas war?  

November 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Nov 30, 2023 / 07:30 am (CNA).
Israel’s war against Hamas, which began when the terrorist group launched a surprise attack on Israel Oct. 7, continued to rage throughout October and November bef… […]

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PHOTOS: Christmas celebrations canceled in Bethlehem in the midst of war

November 26, 2023 Catholic News Agency 5

The road leading from checkpoint 300, one of the main entrances to Bethlehem, to the city is completely deserted. Since Oct. 7, when the war broke out, the gate has been closed. Nov. 18, 2023. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

Jerusalem, Nov 26, 2023… […]

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‘A battle inside us’: Hebrew Catholics in the Holy Land wrestle with challenges of war

November 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Weekday Mass is celebrated in the Church of Sts. Simeon and Anne in Jerusalem, where the Hebrew-speaking Catholic community (keilla) gathers together. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

Jerusalem, Nov 19, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Among the many expressi… […]

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Catholic Relief Services calls for ‘immediate cessation of violence’ in Gaza to allow aid

November 16, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

A woman sits with a child by drying laundry outside a classroom at a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 14, 2023, where internally … […]

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Catholic Relief Services warns of disease, ‘long-term’ hunger amid devastating Ghana flood

November 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) issued warnings on Nov. 14, 2023, of a potential humanitarian crisis in Ghana after a “devastating” flood in the southeastern part of the country.  / Credit: IAWGE (Inter-Agency Working Group on Emergency)

CNA Sta… […]

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