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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).
A group of Cathol… […]

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Catholic charity concerned for safety of Christians in Afghanistan

August 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

Early morning in Kabul, Afghanistan. / Mohammad Rahmani via Unsplash

Rome Newsroom, Aug 16, 2021 / 08:30 am (CNA).
A Catholic charitable organization working in Afghanistan said Sunday it fears for the safety of Christians in the country, and th… […]

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Maronite patriarch threatened by Hezbollah supporters after calling for Lebanese neutrality in region

August 13, 2021 Catholic News Agency 4

Bechara Boutros Cardinal Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, at the Vatican March 5, 2013. / InterMirifica.net

Bkerke, Lebanon, Aug 13, 2021 / 11:01 am (CNA).
The leader of the Maronite Catholic Church received threats from Hezbollah supporters … […]

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Prayers asked for nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017

August 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez / CEC

San, Mali, Aug 11, 2021 / 14:23 pm (CNA).
An initiative that works to highlight persecution of Christians released Friday a video seeking prayers for Sister Gloria Cecilia Nárvaez Argoti, a missionary who was … […]

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Catholic bishops in DR Congo ‘strongly condemn’ attacks on Church

August 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Members of the standing committee of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO). / CENCO.

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aug 9, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).
Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have condemned r… […]

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Report: 17 Christians killed every day in Nigeria in first half of 2021

July 31, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

The flag of Nigeria on a soldier’s arm. / Bumble Dee/Shutterstock

Onitsha, Nigeria, Jul 31, 2021 / 04:30 am (CNA).
An estimated 3,462 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in the first 200 days of 2021, according to a new study.This equates to … […]

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Sympathizers in Nigeria’s high-ranking positions stall fight against militants, priest says

July 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Enugu, Nigeria was vandalized Nov 4, 2013. / Aid to the Church in Need/www.kirche-in-not.ch.

Lokoja, Nigeria, Jul 23, 2021 / 15:39 pm (CNA).
Boko Haram sympathizers and others who support Nigeria being an Isl… […]

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