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Massive killer quake strikes border between Iraq and Iran, felt as far away as Israel Watch

Image of Several tall buildings collapses and many other were rendered uninhabitable by the quake. About 70,000 people were left without shelter.

A massive quake has killed over 400 people, and injured thousands in the border region between Iraq and Iran. The quake struck around 9:18 ... continue reading

50 years of Israeli occupation - enough is enough! Watch

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Fifty years is a long time to endure forced suffering. Since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War when Israel captured and occupied the Palestinian ... continue reading

The Catholic Mass returns to Mosul Watch

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Following the liberation of Mosul, Iraq, from the hands of the Islamic State, Christians are cautiously returning to the city. And as they ... continue reading

Rare Christian mosaic unearthed in Jerusalem Watch

Image of The mosaic is undergoing restoration for possible display.

Workers installing communication cables in Jerusalem's Old City have unearthed a Byzantine Christian mosaic inscribed with honors to ... continue reading

President Trump announces new strategy for Afghanistan - do we get to win this time? Watch

Image of The number of U.S. troops will increase as President Trump orders a new offensive in the region.

President Trump has announced a new strategy for the U.S. in Afghanistan that involves a significant investment in winning the conflict ... continue reading

People in Yemen are dying of a foul and dreaded disease as civil war grips the country Watch

Image of Cholera is a killer disease, easily treated, but without care, will kill half of its victims.

A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now infected over half-a-million people, the latest terrible byproduct of a raging civil war that is ... continue reading

TRUE AGAIN! Archaeologists discover site of Biblical town of Bethsaida Watch

Image of Bethsaida is also the location where Jesus fed 5,000 people.

Archaeologists think they have found the lost city of Bethsaida, which was once home to the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip. LOS ... continue reading

Biblical story proved true as archaeologists discover Babylonians burned Jerusalem 2,600 years ago Watch

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Archaeologists have found that the Babylonians did burn Jerusalem around 600 B.C. when they conquered Israel. The evidence supports the ... continue reading

Science confirms what Biblical scholars already know - the conquest of Canaan was not a genocide Watch

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The Bible tells us that the Canaanites were destroyed by Israelites by God's command. However, scientists have found what Biblical scholars ... continue reading

Can the Church foster peace in the Holy Land? Watch

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As conflict has erupted once again between Israelis and Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the Latin Patriarchal Vicar said that the Catholic ... continue reading

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