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March 26, 2021: The restored image of the Virgin Mary destroyed by ISIS returned to its original parish in Iraq. (Fr. Thabet Habeb/CNA)

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Nobel Peace Prize nominee urges Biden to protect Iraqi Christians

Christine Rousselle|Sep 1, 2021|4 Min Read

Aircraft at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Trent Inness/Shutterstock via CNA)

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Aid group ‘devastated’ as dozens of ‘endangered’ employees stuck in Afghanistan

Matt Hadro|Aug 31, 2021|5 Min Read

Afghan citizens evacuated from Kabul disembark from a U.S Air Force transport plane as they arrive at Naval Station Rota Air Base in Rota, Spain, Aug. 31, 2021. (CNS photo/Jon Nazca, Reuters)

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As U.S. presence in Afghanistan ends, Catholics call to welcome refugees

Rhina Guidos|Aug 31, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis leads his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 25, 2021. In a radio interview, the pope said not all "eventualities" were considered in the Afghanistan withdrawal. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope says Afghan withdrawal failed to foresee ‘all the eventualities’

Inés San Martín|Aug 31, 2021|3 Min Read

A member of the Taliban forces talks block the roads around Kabul airport as a woman wearing a burqa walks past Aug. 27, 2021. Religious minorities and women are concerned about their treatment at the hands of the Taliban and other religious extremists. (CNS photo/Stringer, Reuters) NO ARCHIVES. MUST DISCARD 30 DAYS AFTER DOWNLOAD.

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Religious minorities, women fear Afghanistan's Taliban, other extremists

Dale Gavlak|Aug 30, 2021|5 Min Read

Members of Taliban forces gesture as they check a vehicle on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021. During his Angelus address Aug. 15, Pope Francis expressed his concern for Afghanistan amid the Taliban's control of the country. (CNS photo/Reuters)

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Archbishop Broglio prays for dialogue, respect for human life after bombing

Catholic News Service|Aug 30, 2021|2 Min Read

Pope Francis gives a rosary to a member of the medical staff at Gemelli hospital in Rome July 11, 2021, as he recovers following scheduled colon surgery. The pope expressed his gratitude for "making me feel at home" while he recovered from surgery, in a July 15 letter to the chairman of the board of directors of the hospital. He was released July 14. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

Pope says nurse saved his life, brushes off ‘hurricane’ of resignation rumors

Inés San Martín|Aug 30, 2021|2 Min Read

St. Pope John Paul II gestures during a concert performance in Astana, Kazakhstan, Sept. 24, 2001, two weeks after the 9/11 attacks. (CNS)

From the beginning, popes have issued warnings about America’s longest war

John L. Allen Jr.|Aug 30, 2021|4 Min Read

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Chris Sanderson, from Flemington, N.J., shouts as he tries to protect an Afghan man and his child after Taliban fighters opened fire in Marjah, Afghanistan, in this Feb. 13, 2010, file photo. (CNS photo/Goran Tomasevic, Reuters)

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5 things you need to know about Christians in Afghanistan now

Alejandro Bermudez|Aug 29, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis speaks as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 29, 2021. The pope appealed for intensified prayers and fasting for the situation in Afghanistan. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Francis urges Catholics to pray and fast for Afghanistan

Hannah Brockhaus|Aug 29, 2021|2 Min Read

Families depart from a processing center for Afghanistan evacuees at the Dulles Expo Center near Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va., Aug. 25, 2021. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

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As Afghanistan convulses, Catholic organizations help refugees in U.S.

Rhina Guidos|Aug 27, 2021|5 Min Read

A woman wearing protective gear chats with a child as Afghan evacuees who supported the South Korean government's activities in Afghanistan arrive at Incheon International Airport in South Korea Aug. 26, 2021. (CNS photo/Kim Hong-Ji, Reuters)

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Desperate Afghan Christians turned away at airport, aid groups say

Alejandro Bermudez, Matt Hadro and Shannon Mullen|Aug 26, 2021|4 Min Read

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