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Pope Francis laments “awful situation” of Christians leaving Middle East

By ALETEIA – In a meeting with aid agencies that support Eastern Churches, Pope Francis deplored the fact that the Middle East is “being stripped of Christians.” “These [...]

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U.S. 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: Egypt

By US State Department – Office of International Religious Freedom – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The constitution states that “freedom of belief is absolute” and “the freedom of practicing [...]

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Cardinal Sako Reinstated As Chaldean Patriarch in Iraq

By AFP (via AINA) – Iraq’s prime minister reinstated Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic church, paving the way for his return to Baghdad a year after a [...]

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Islamists Kill 11 Christians, Kidnap Others in Congo

Pope Francis said (on May 25, during an audience with leaders of the Pontifical Mission Societies – OPM) that Christians in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...]

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Egypt’s The Brink of Dreams Wins the ‘Golden Eye’ Award at Cannes

Filmed over four years, The Brink of Dreams captures their transition from childhood to adulthood as they face pivotal life decisions. The documentary film The Brink of Dreams, produced by [...]

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Alliance Formed to Advocate for Christians’ Rights in Iraq

By kurdistan24 (via AINA) – In a meeting covened at the headquarters of the International Chaldean League in Ankawa, the Kurdistan Region’s Armenian community has joint with the [...]

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Byzantine Church converted to a mosque in Istanbul, reopened by Erdoğan

By Nathalie Ritzmann – ACI MENA – Kariye, the former Byzantine Church of St. Savior in Chora, located in the Fatih district of Istanbul and converted into a mosque by presidential [...]

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Will 2025 be the start of united date for the celebration of Resurrection?

By Aleteia- Upcoming jubilee on anniversary of First Ecumenical Council spurs on discussion for unity in celebration of Resurrection. The date of Easter has been a sticking point in [...]

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Attacks on Copts in Al-Fawakhir Village, Minya, Fueled by “Rumors” of Church Construction

By Coptic Solidarity – (UPDATED on April 26) His Grace Bishop Makarios of Minya has reassured everyone that calm has been restored to Al-Fawakhir village in Minya, and that a damage [...]

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Eruption of a febrile community after the shocking attack

By : The Sydney Morning Herald – Christians, the target of religious persecution in the Middle East, had sought refuge in Sydney. The attack shattered the illusion of safety. Bishop Emmanuel [...]