Pope Francis names Archbishop Pizzaballa as Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
- Oct 26, 2020
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New study says literacy widespread among ancient Israelites
- Sep 24, 2020
A new study says the rates of literacy among ancient Israelites might be far higher than previously suspected.
Cardinal likens fading Christian presence in Middle East to a sinking ship
- Sep 21, 2020
Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai warned that the Christian presence in the Middle East is shrinking and church leaders “are called to face the winds that blow in our homelands.”
Lebanese president warns of ‘hell’ if no new gov’t formed
- Sep 21, 2020
Lebanon’s president said Monday that the crisis-hit country could be going to “hell” if a new government was not formed, suggesting it would require a “miracle” for that to happen at this point.
Hope is dying in Syria, cardinal says
- Sep 20, 2020
With no end of conflict and no path toward economic recovery in sight, the Syrian people are losing hope that any sense of peace and normalcy will return, said the apostolic nuncio to Syria.
Knights of Holy Sepulchre give $3.5 million in emergency aid to Holy Land
- Sep 19, 2020
As members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem around the world were experiencing their own COVID-19 lockdowns, they contributed some $3.5 million to a special fund to support the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, especially its schools and charitable outreach.
COVID-19 pandemic increasing discrimination against Egypt’s Christians
- Sep 18, 2020
Persecution is the reality of life in Egypt for Christians, and it is gotten worse over the past decade, according to a leading human rights group.
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