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Dale Gavlak

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Dale Gavlak writes for OSV News from Amman, Jordan.

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Emergency responders work at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Sidon, Lebanon, April 8, 2026. As the ceasefire between the United States and Iran risked collapsing due to disagreements, Israel pressed on with its attack on alleged Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing at least 254 people and wounding hundreds more. (OSV News photo/Ali Hankir, Reuters)

World

Lebanese Christians mourn rising death toll as war shatters communities, hope

Dale Gavlak|Apr 13, 2026|5 Min Read

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Lebanon March 8, 2026, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as seen from Marjayoun, Lebanon. A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest, Father Pierre al-Rahi, was killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli artillery tank fired on a house March 9, Catholic officials and media said -- reports since confirmed by OSV News. (OSV News photo/Karamallah Daher, Reuters)

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Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon

Dale Gavlak|Mar 9, 2026|6 Min Read

A billboard depicting Pope Leo XIV at the main airport road in Beirut is seen Nov. 21, 2025, ahead of his planned visit to Lebanon. (OSV News photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters)

Lebanon hopes for peacemaking breakthrough during Pope Leo’s upcoming visit

Dale Gavlak|Nov 25, 2025|4 Min Read

The Greek Melkite Church of St. Michael in the Sweida village of Al-Sura, in Syria, was attacked and set ablaze by unknown assailants, according to witness accounts made to the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need on July 15, 2025. As alarming sectarian violence swept through Syria in the third week of July -- with attacks on the country's Christian, Druze and Alawite communities perpetrated mainly by Islamist jihadists -- Christian communities in the region experienced a new wave of persecution. (OSV News photo/courtesy Aid to the Church in Need)

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Houses destroyed, church burnt: new wave of violence against Syrian Christians

Dale Gavlak|Jul 18, 2025|4 Min Read

Civil defense members inspect the damage after a blast rocked the Mar Elias Church according to witnesses, in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, June 22, 2025. (OSV News photo/The White Helmets/Handout via Reuters)

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'Help us escape, we can't live here,' pleads Damascus priest after deadly attack

Dale Gavlak|Jul 2, 2025|4 Min Read

A civil defense member inspects the damage after a blast rocked the Mar Elias Church according to witnesses, in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, June 22, 2025. (OSV News photo/Firas Makdesi, Reuters)

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'Slaughter of innocents' in suicide bombing at Syrian church called 'unspeakable evil'

Dale Gavlak|Jun 23, 2025|5 Min Read

Workers with Caritas Lebanon, in partnership with Catholic Relief Services, are pictured in an undated photo distributing food and hygiene kits to people who affected following an Aug. 4, 2020, blast in Beirut's port area. (OSV News photo/Stefanie Glinski for Catholic Relief Services)

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After US aid cuts, Middle East Caritas forced to reorganize but remains hopeful

Dale Gavlak|Apr 15, 2025|4 Min Read

A woman reacts as people demonstrate in Marjeh Square in Damascus, Syria, March 9, 2025, to protest the killing of civilians and security forces linked to Syria's new rulers, following clashes between the forces loyal to the new administration and fighters from Bashar Assad's Alawite sect. (OSV News/Khalil Ashawi, Reuters)

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Church leaders condemn killings, urge prayers amid horrific Syria violence

Dale Gavlak|Mar 10, 2025|5 Min Read

Iraq

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Iraq marks 10th anniversary of 'collective' tragedy under Islamic State group's terror

Dale Gavlak|Aug 8, 2024|4 Min Read

Iraq

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As Iran hits northern Iraq, prelate says Middle East is 'like a volcano,' Christians are targeted

Dale Gavlak|Jan 18, 2024|4 Min Read

Refugees

With refugees at heart of Pope Francis' pontificate, Vatican dicastery carries out church's outreach to them

Dale Gavlak|Jun 20, 2023|5 Min Read

Iraq

World

Iraq minorities, including Christians, still struggle 20 years after U.S.-led invasion

Dale Gavlak|Apr 20, 2023|5 Min Read

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