WASHINGTON (CNS) – United in the suffering of their people, five Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs from the Middle East urged Westerners to take action to help ensure that Christians and other minorities can remain in the Middle East.
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Gazans Say Nothing Has Changed
JERUSALEM (CNS) – Gazans are frustrated that, despite all the sacrifice and loss of life, nothing has changed for them, except perhaps having more fishing rights, said a Catholic aid official.
Pope Mourns Murders Of Nuns in Burundi
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis mourned the deaths of three Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary, who were murdered in two separate attacks in their residence in Burundi.
Muslims Will Welcome Papal Visit to Albania
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis’ choice of Albania as the destination of his first international trip in Europe reflects his trademark pastoral approach: Head to the peripheries, bring healing to the suffering.
Pope Says That All Wars Can Be Avoided
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – War is just “senseless slaughter” and should never be seen as inevitable or a done deal, Pope Francis said.
Peres: Only Pope Can End Modern Warfare
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Former Israeli President Shimon Peres asked Pope Francis to head a parallel U.N. called the “United Religions” to counter religious extremism in the world today.
Patriarchs: End ISIS Terrorism
BEIRUT (CNS) – Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs of the Middle East denounced attacks on Christians and called upon the international community to work toward eradicating terrorist groups.
Muslims Condemn Atrocities of Islamic State Terrorists
Muslims worldwide have been speaking out to protest atrocities in the Middle East as well as the ideology of the Islamic State, according to a leading Catholic interreligious leader.
Muslims Condemn Atrocities Of Islamic State Terrorists
Contrary to what is being reported in the secular press, Muslims worldwide have been speaking out to protest atrocities in the Middle East as well as the ideology of the Islamic State, according to a leading Catholic interreligious leader.
Did Pope Call for War Vs. ISIS?
In the days that followed Pope Francis’ Aug. 18 remarks on U.S. airstrikes earlier in the month against Islamic State, the buzz was about whether the pope had actually given his consent to them.