Pope pleads for military restraint in the Middle East
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Pope pleads for military restraint in the Middle East

VATICAN (CNS): “I make a heartfelt appeal for a halt to any action that might…

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Pope calls for restraint as Iran targets neighbours
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Pope calls for restraint as Iran targets neighbours

VATICAN (Agencies): After missiles struck Irbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, on January…

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Pope calls for cease-fire in Holy Land; Vatican-Iranian diplomats talk
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Pope calls for cease-fire in Holy Land; Vatican-Iranian diplomats talk

VATICAN (CNS): Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican foreign minister, spoke with Iranian foreign minister, Hossein…

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to jailed Iranian rights advocate
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to jailed Iranian rights advocate

TEHRAN (AsiaNews): The Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 was conferred on 51-year-old Iranian activist, Narges…

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Christians face a climate of fear in six Asian countries
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Christians face a climate of fear in six Asian countries

Ben Joseph Christians North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iran and India live under extreme persecution…

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