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Urgent prayers needed for kidnapped Nigerian priest

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Father Benson Bulus Luka was kidnapped from his parish residence in Nigeria’s Kafanchan Diocese on Sept. 13, 2021.Kafanchan Diocese / Kafanchan Diocese

Kafanchan, Nigeria, Sep 14, 2021 / 20:00 pm (CNA).
Prayers are being sought for the quick and… […]

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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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Catholic priest in Cameroon freed after three days in captivity

September 2, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Freed: Msgr. Julius Agbortoko Abbor, vicar general of Cameroon’s Mamfe diocese. / Diocese of Mamfe.

Mamfe, Cameroon, Sep 2, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).
A Catholic diocese announced on Wednesday that kidnappers had freed a priest seized in Cameroon’s … […]

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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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Catholic priest in Cameroon reportedly kidnapped by separatists

August 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Msgr. Julius Agbortoko, vicar general of Cameroon’s Mamfe diocese, who was abducted by separatists on Aug. 29, 2021. / Diocese of Mamfe/Facebook.

Douala, Cameroon, Aug 31, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).
Separatists reportedly kidnapped the vicar general… […]

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Chaldean Patriarchate drops ‘Babylon’ from official title

August 26, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Louis Raphaël I Sako, leader of the Chaldean Catholic Church. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Baghdad, Iraq, Aug 26, 2021 / 04:15 am (CNA).
The Synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church has agreed to drop the word “Babylon” from the official title of … […]

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Desperate Afghan Christians turned away at airport, aid groups say

August 25, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Christian Afghan refugees leaving Kabul / Instagram @glennbeck

Denver Newsroom, Aug 25, 2021 / 14:56 pm (CNA).
With time running out to rescue civilians fleeing the Taliban, Afghan Christians and others whose names appear on U.S. government list… […]

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Vandals steal cross from altar of Catholic church in the Holy Land

August 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. / Rafael Ben-Ari/Shutterstock

Rome Newsroom, Aug 23, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Vandals have stolen a cross from the Catholic church in the Holy Land built on the … […]

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Pope Francis saddened by ‘brutal attack’ which killed Catholic nuns in South Sudan

August 18, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Sr. Mary Daniel Abud and Sr. Regina Roba were killed in an ambush by armed gunmen in South Sudan on Aug. 16, 2021. / Courtesy photos

Vatican City, Aug 18, 2021 / 07:10 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has sent his condolences after a violent attack on a g… […]

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Charity run by Catholic nuns asks for prayers for Afghanistan

August 17, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Children and teachers outside the free day center run by Catholic sisters of the association For the Children of Kabul in Kabul, Afghanistan. / Courtesy of For the Children of Kabul

Rome Newsroom, Aug 17, 2021 / 08:05 am (CNA).
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