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Iraq’s top Catholic opposes bombing, insists Christians must stay
- Dec 8, 2014
ERBIL, IRAQ —The top Catholic official in Iraq says the current US-led bombing campaign will not dislodge the radical Islamic State, and he is pleading for a stronger response from the international community to ensure Christians can remain in the region. “Bombing is also killing people, destroying the infrastructure, houses,

By Inés San Martín
Vatican: Pope Francis not under threat from Islamic State militants
- Sep 15, 2014
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis faces no specific threat from Islamic State militants and will not be adding extra security measures on his one-day trip to Albania next week, the Vatican said Monday. The Vatican’s chief spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said despite recent “worrying” events that had shocked the world,

By Religion News Service
A Church with verve is at risk in Ukraine
- Sep 13, 2014
No one should need persuading that what’s happening in Ukraine right now is alarming. A fragile cease-fire between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces could unravel at any moment, and even more lives may be at risk this winter as the country scrambles to make up for lost Russian gas. Most

By John L. Allen Jr.

Regensburg Redux: Can Benedict say ‘I told you so’ about Islam?

Sep 11, 2014

Eight years ago this Friday, Sept. 12, Pope Benedict XVI delivered a lecture at the University of Regensburg in Bavaria in which he seemed to diagnose Islam as a religion inherently flawed by fanaticism. It was an undiplomatic assertion, to say the least — especially coming a day after the

Text of Obama’s address on Islamic State strategy

Sep 10, 2014

Text of President Barack Obama’s address Wednesday night on the Islamic State strategy, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House: ___ My fellow Americans – tonight, I want to speak to you about what the United States will do with our friends and allies to degrade and

President Obama outlining mission to fight Islamic militants

Sep 10, 2014

In a high-stakes address to the nation Wednesday night, President Barack Obama plans to outline a broad expansion of the U.S. military role in combating extremists in Iraq and Syria, including a call for arming Syrian opposition forces and potentially launching airstrikes in both countries. Obama has told congressional lawmakers