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  • Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa

    Family tradition: Carrying the cross on Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa

    • Apr 8, 2019

    For four decades, Mousa Kamar has taken his place at the head of the heavy wooden cross used during the Franciscan Good Friday procession on the Via Dolorosa.

    By Judith Sudilovsky
  • To help Syrian refugees, get to roots of war, Melkite archbishop tells EU

    To help Syrian refugees, get to roots of war, Melkite archbishop tells EU

    • Apr 5, 2019

    Aside from humanitarian assistance for Syrian refugees and concrete efforts to help them return to their homeland, the international community should work toward eradicating the roots of wars and violence, an archbishop from Lebanon told members of a political party holding the largest number of seats in the European Parliament.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Franciscans give Jordan’s king award for his peace, dialogue work

    Franciscans give Jordan’s king award for his peace, dialogue work

    • Mar 29, 2019

    Jordan’s King Abdullah II urged greater cooperation to take on serious challenges worldwide as he was awarded a top Catholic peace prize by the Conventual Franciscans of the Sacred Convent of Assisi in central Italy.

    By Dale Gavlak
  • Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians on Good Friday

    Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians on Good Friday

    • Mar 28, 2019

    Iraqis and Syrians returning to their homelands and refugees living abroad need the help of all Catholics and people of goodwill, said the Congregation for Eastern Churches.

    By Carol Glatz
  • Jesus broke religious barriers, Brother Alois tells Christians, Muslims

    Jesus broke religious barriers, Brother Alois tells Christians, Muslims

    • Mar 28, 2019

    Amid all the violence of the world, religions must be factors of peace, Brother Alois Leser, prior of the Taize community, told Christian and Muslim young adults from 43 countries.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Ancient West Bank site draws Christians, and controversy

    Ancient West Bank site draws Christians, and controversy

    • Mar 27, 2019

    Deep in the West Bank, Israeli settlers have transformed an archaeological site into a biblical tourist attraction that attracts tens of thousands of evangelical Christians each year.

    By Ilan Ben Zion
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