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Christians protest in Syria after Christmas tree burned

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 13:30:09 -0500

A Christmas tree was reportedly set ablaze in a Christian-majority town in Syria, prompting protests in the war-torn nation just two weeks after the ouster of former President Bashar Assad and his regime.

Mass is back on the banks of Jordan

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:00:00 -0500

QASR AL-YAHUD, West Bank -- For the first time in 54 years, a Mass will be celebrated Jan. 10, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, at St. John the Baptist Chapel on the banks of the Jordan River.

Carmelite nuns in Aleppo live in 'heroic situation', provincial says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:36:28 -0400

BEIRUT – Amid the destruction in war-torn Syria, a community of Discalced Carmelites in Aleppo perseveres in its mission of continuous prayer and help to families in need.

CNEWA launches year-long campaign for Christians in the Middle East

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 24 May 2018 16:43:58 -0400

Under the banner “Christians Can’t Survive Without You,” the Catholic Near East Welfare Association in Canada has launched a year-long fundraising campaign to help Christians remain in the Middle East.

Naming Chaldean as cardinal is gift to struggling church, archbishop says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 22 May 2018 13:28:19 -0400

BEIRUT – Pope Francis' naming of Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako as cardinal is a gift to the Chaldean Catholic church, which has been struggling in the face of terrorism, said an Iraqi archbishop.

Report: Situation of persecuted Christians 'deteriorating'

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 17:03:29 -0500

There has been some positive news on the global religious freedom front over the last two years, but it is still far from peaceful.

Christians in Middle East face risky year

ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:40:29 -0500

OTTAWA – As the new year dawns, the prospect of a peaceful future for Christians in the Middle East seems as remote as ever.