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Thousands of Syrian Christians are Fleeing ISIS Assault
By Oliver Maksan NEW YORK—Thousands of Syrian Christians are fleeing after fierce attacks by ISIS on the town of Sadad…
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A Rarity in a Cuban Suburb: a New Church Will Be Built
By Oliver Maksan HAVANA, Cuba—The skyline of the suburb of Guiteras, on the outskirts of the Cuban capital, is dominated…
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Hindu Radicals Would Evict All Foreign Christian Leaders From Nepal
Requesting anonymity, Catholic sources in Nepal have told the international Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need, about growing…
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Syrian Prelate Bemoans Christian Exodus
By Marta Petrosillo ROME—“We Christians are determined to stay on in Syria and continue to give our witness.” Grim-faced and…
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Jerusalem Carmelites Live Where Jesus Once Prayed
By Oliver Maksan JERUSALEM—“Welcome to our new reception room;” Sister Agathe offered her visitor a warm greeting. The nun is…
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In Ukraine, ‘You Have Be Crazy About God to Persevere’
By Eva-Maria Kolmann NEW YORK—“Priests who do not have a calling will not last long here in the Ukraine.” Such,…
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Sad Anniversary for Women Religious Stranded in Kurdistan
By Daniel Konstantinovic NEW YORK—August 6, 2015 marks the one-year anniversary of the expulsion from their convent of a group…
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In Shadow of War, Syrian Christians are Trying to Rebuild Their Lives
By Oliver Maksan HOMS, Syria—Bright colors set off the sullen grey of destruction: children and young people have painted one…
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Niger: They set fire to Our Churches, But We Still Love Them
By Antonia von Alten NEW YORK—Six months after extremist Muslims attacked Christians and burned down a number of churches, the…
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A Tireless Pastor Leaves the Killing Fields of Syria
It would be hard to find a more dangerous posting in the Jesuit order today than ministering to the faithful…