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Iraq’s Christians Facing a Human Catastrophe
“They are facing a human catastrophe and risk a real genocide. They need, water, food, shelter…” These were the words…
Browsing: Those in Need
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Unbearable Loss
My earliest recollection of Caitlin was in her mother’s womb. Her mom and I were both pregnant with daughters. Information…
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Kanye West, ISIS and Confronting Poverty
When I left my corporate job in California to enter the convent I had to tell my boss I was planning on…
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Targeted intimidation: First attack on Catholic nuns in Bangladesh
For the first time, Catholic nuns have been the target of a concerted, brutal attack in Bangladesh involving a late-night…
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Christian Exodus from Iraq Accelerates
The migration of Christians out of Iraq will accelerate. This was the view held by the head of the Chaldean-Catholic…
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Iraq: “We Fear a Civil War”
“We fear a civil war. If the various different opposing internal parties do not succeed in finding an agreement, then…
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Catholics in Mongolia: Steady Growth in Difficult Territory
According to a local Catholic leader, the Catholic Church is growing steadily in Mongolia, despite all the obstacles it faces.…
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Pope Francis to Meet Refugees in Jordan
It’s only a week now until Pope Francis sets out on his trip to the Middle East. Father Khalil Jaar is…
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The Church in the Heart of Israeli-Jewish Society
With a formal Pontifical Mass the Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem inaugurated the first Catholic pastoral center for migrant…
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Little Lents, Little Easters
There are few things as toxic as envy. Schadenfreude, envy’s cousin, is close. To envy means to mistrust Jesus. It…