Category: Middle East
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Post-explosion: Beirut picks up the pieces
AMMAN (CNS): Church bells and the Muslim call to prayer sounded on August 11 to…
Virtual pilgrimages to sanctuaries and shrines
ROME (CNS): Despite ongoing and unpredictable travel restrictions, there are still a number of important…
Aid agencies warn of health care collapse in Yemen
AMMAN (CNS): The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) the Catholic aid agency for England…
As Bethlehem reopens, Christians uncertain about future
BETHLEHEM (CNS): Bethlehem residents returned to the Church of the Nativity as the holy site…
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Maronite Catholics help as more Lebanese slide into poverty
BEIRUT (CNS): Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic Church is drawing up a comprehensive social assistance and food…
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Holy Land Church leaders oppose plans to unilaterally annex West Bank land
JERUSALEM (CNS): “An array of plans for Israel to unilaterally annex West Bank land, backed…
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Threats to religious freedom and health in northeast Syria
AMMAN (CNS): Advocates for religious freedom and medical practitioners have expressed concerns about the Covid-19…
