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In visit to Kurdistan, U.S. bishop hears priorities of Iraqi Christians

Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico, said he will advocate differently for Iraqi religious minorities with options other than the setting up of a safe corridor to leave the country. “We have to live in a secure but integrated community where Chaldean Catholics, Syriac Catholics, Sunni Muslims, etc., have relationships with each other,” he said.

Catholic panel tries to find common ground with Trump administration

Five Catholic panelists presented mixed reactions as the nation braces itself for the incoming Trump administration. The panel, called “Faithful Priorities in a Time of Trump,” tried to find common ground with the incoming president while expressing concern for the language he has used in the past.

Europe’s Catholic, Orthodox leaders say they’ll stand against terrorism
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- Jan 15, 2017
The message of the meeting of the European Catholic-Orthodox Forum said its aim was “to demonstrate the convergence of Catholics and Orthodox on major issues of social ethics” and the will of both churches to stand together in the face of “unprecedented challenges and threats against Christianity.”
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New embassy a sign of pope’s love for Palestine, President Abbas says
- Catholic News Service, Vatican
- Jan 15, 2017
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Pope Francis and thanked him for the new Palestinian embassy to the Holy See. After the meeting he was asked his thoughts on the possibility of the U.S. moving its embassy to Israel to Jerusalem. He was hopeful it wouldn’t happen, and hopes instead that the Palestinians’ agreement with the Vatican will allow European countries to follow suit in order to achieve peace.
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U.S. doctors, nurses treat Syrian refugees for free in Jordan
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Jan 13, 2017
Compassion for the sick and cancer treatment is deep-rooted at Little Company of Mary Hospital, a not-for-profit Catholic community hospital on Chicago’s South Side. Its founder, Venerable Mary Potter, fought a personal battle with cancer. Now its doctors and nurses are providing free care to Syrian refugees in Jordan.
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