MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA
Nativity scene in Lebanon vandalized: Is it an early sign of seasonal tensions?
By ACI MENA ACI MENA, Dec 2, 2024 / 08:00 am A gun was placed near a Nativity scene on...
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Amendments to the Personal Status Law in Iraq undermines women’s dignity, says human rights expert
By Georgena Habbaba ACI MENA, Nov 29, 2024 / 06:00 am Recent attempts to amend Iraq's Personal Status Law —...
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News of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire received by American bishops with ‘profound hope’
NEW YORK – Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday the American bishops said they receive the news of a ceasefire between...
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Virtually no aid has reached Gaza for over 40 days, Cathoic Relief Services says
By Jonah McKeown St. Louis, Mo., Nov 27, 2024 / 14:05 pm A nearly two-month blockage of supplies into parts...
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Oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria dies at 104
By Jude Atemanke ACI Africa, Nov 26, 2024 / 11:19 am Father Thomas Oleghe, the oldest priest in Nigeria has...
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“We are in trouble”: Catholic priests lament another jihadist group making inroads in Nigeria
By Agnes Aineah ACI Africa, Nov 25, 2024 / 13:15 pm Two Catholic priests from Nigeria have expressed grave concern...
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A model of ecumenism: Assyrian and Catholic relations today
By Rody Sher ACI MENA, Nov 24, 2024 / 08:00 am Following the second meeting between Pope Francis and Mar...
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Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish
By Agnes Aineah ACI Africa, Nov 20, 2024 / 17:30 pm The archbishop of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi has turned...
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Red Wednesday in the Land of the Martyrs
By Alberto M. Fernández Washington D.C., Nov 20, 2024 / 10:35 am Nov. 20 marks Red Wednesday, a growing effort...
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Chaldean bishop voices hope for peace under new U.S. administration
By Georgena Habbaba ACI MENA, Nov 11, 2024 / 11:00 am As a leading voice for Middle Eastern Christians, Bishop...
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