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Screen grab of Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel, June 27, 2021. (Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem livestream via CNA)

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Pope Francis appeals to Holy Land Catholics as bishops consecrate Middle East to Holy Family

Catholic News Agency|Jun 27, 2021|4 Min Read

An Iraqi Christian is shown during preparations before Pope Francis visit at the main stadium in Irbil, Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2021. (Hadi Mizban/AP via Crux)

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Iraqi prelate says secular state is lone survival strategy for Middle East Christians

Elise Ann Allen|Apr 26, 2021|5 Min Read

A nun holds an olive branch as she and others stop along the traditional path that Jesus took on his last entry into Jerusalem during the Palm Sunday procession on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem March 28, 2020. (Debbie Hill/CNS.)

World

Good Friday focuses attention on plight of Christians in Middle East

John Lavenburg|Mar 31, 2021|4 Min Read

A health care worker checks on a woman infected COVID-19 at the quarantine ward of a hospital in Najaf, Iraq, Feb. 25, 2021. Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, said Christians in the Middle East need the support of Catholics worldwide to overcome difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Alaa Al-Marjani, Reuters)

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Annual collection invaluable to Christians in Middle East, cardinal says

Junno Arocho Esteves|Mar 11, 2021|3 Min Read

Workers disinfect the interior of a mosque to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease as students, wearing masks, continue to study in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, Feb. 15, 2021. As part of COVID-19 precautions, the Iraqi government has ordered the closure of mosques and churches "until further notice." Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Iraq March 5-8 and has events planned in churches each day. (CNS photo/Alaa Al-Marjani, Reuters)

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Iraq announces COVID-19 restrictions ahead of papal trip

Cindy Wooden|Feb 15, 2021|2 Min Read

Iraqis in Baghdad wear protective face masks during Christmas Mass at St. Elya Chaldean Catholic Church Dec. 25, 2020. (CNS photo/Khalid al-Mousily, Reuters)

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Middle East Catholic patriarchs urge Christmas hope amid despair

Doreen Abi Raad|Dec 28, 2020|4 Min Read

(Shutterstock via CNA)

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Reconstruction of blast-damaged Beirut church brings hope

Catholic News Agency|Nov 19, 2020|3 Min Read

A protester carries a portrait of imprisoned Chinese Bishop James Su Zhemin of Baoding outside the China Liaison Office in Hong Kong during a 2012 religious freedom demonstration. Bishop Su has been held in detention in China since 1997 and there is speculation he may be dead. (CNS photo/Bobby Yip, Reuters)

World

Government restrictions on religion reach new peak, Pew Research Center says

Catholic News Agency|Nov 15, 2020|4 Min Read

Iraqi Christians in Baghdad leave Christmas Mass at St. George Chaldean Church Dec. 25, 2019. (Khalid al Mousily/Reuters/CNS via Crux)

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Iraqi priest doubles down on Christianity’s survival in the Middle East

Inés San Martín|Nov 9, 2020|8 Min Read

The US president with the Bahraini and Emirati foreign ministers and Israeli PM at the Abraham Accords signing at the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks via CNA)

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Advocacy group hails Israel-Bahrain deal as 'positive step' for Middle East Christians

Jonah McKeown|Sep 16, 2020|3 Min Read

The national flags of Israel and the United Arab Emirates flutter along a highway in Netanya, Israel, Aug. 17, 2020. (CNS photo/Nir Elias, Reuters)

World

Bishop says normalization of relations between Israel, UAE, can bring peace

Catholic News Service|Aug 21, 2020|2 Min Read

Migrants are pictured in late March on the island of Lesbos, Greece, as they wait to board a Greek navy ship. Refugees fleeing through Turkey often take small boats to Lesbos, just a few miles from the Turkish coast; under EU law, the member state refugees first enter is responsible for processing their asylum claims, so from Lesbos they head on to cities in Greece. (CNS photo/Costas Baltas, Reuters)

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Archbishop says church needs more aid to help refugees arriving in Greece

Jonathan Luxmoore|Aug 19, 2020|2 Min Read

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