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Remember the Iraqi Catholic Martyrs: Send a Letter and Your Prayers

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Last Sunday, one week after the attack at Our Lady of Salvation, the people who worship there went back. But it wasn't like before. And it ... continue reading


Free Asia Bibi! Christian Woman Sentenced to Death in Pakistan under 'Blasphemy Law'

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We call on our readers to join with us in praying for our Christian sister Asia Bibi, sentenced to death for bearing witness to Jesus ... continue reading



Bishops of the Holy Land on Christian Martyrs of Iraq

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Before all else, we want to come and pray in reverence and incline ourselves before the bodies of these heroic martyrs, the sufferings of ... continue reading


Iraqi Catholic Priest Warns of More attacks against Christians in Iraq

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"Everyone watches as Christians are killed and no one tries to put an end to these attacks," Father Firas Benoka told CNA. "This, for me, ... continue reading


Savage Violence: Cardinal George on Attack on Iraqi Cathedral

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'The October 31 attack on the Syrian Catholic cathedral in Baghdad that killed 58 and wounded 75 has shocked and horrified the Catholic ... continue reading


Al-Qaeda of Iraq Calls Pope 'Hallucinating Tyrant of the Vatican', Threatens 'Killing Sword'

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What is increasingly clear is that those behind the massacre of Catholics with their priests, during the celebration of Holy Mass at Our ... continue reading



Catholics Killed at Mass in Iraq: Extremist Muslims invade Church, Murder Priests

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One report concerning the state of the Church after the security forces stormed in to attempt to rescue the Christians is particularly ... continue reading


Vatican Calls for Sparing Tariq Aziz, a Chaldean Catholic, from Execution

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Tariq Aziz, a Chaldean Catholic and the deputy Prime Minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein, has been condemned to death by Iraq's highest ... continue reading


Israel Complains of Alleged Bias in Middle East Synod, Vatican Deflates Controversy

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The Vatican drew fire from the Israeli government for allegedly turning the recent Synod for the Middle East into a "forum for political ... continue reading


President Obama Cancels Sikh Temple Visit in India Over Head Covering Issue?

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At the Golden Temple in India, spiritual center for the Sikh religion, visitors must enter wearing a head covering such as a scarf. Plans ... continue reading


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