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Demonstrators take part in a rally in Gaza City July 1, 2020, as Palestinians called for a "day of rage" to protest Israel's plan to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (CNS photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)

Vatican's top diplomat meets about Mideast with U.S., Israeli ambassadors

Carol Glatz|Jul 2, 2020|2 Min Read

Displaced women and children wearing protective masks wait in the medical center of a camp in Dahuk, Iraq, March 7, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Ari Jalal, Reuters)

World

In Iraq, aid groups face lockdown constraints trying to help displaced

Dale Gavlak|Apr 17, 2020|4 Min Read

Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan celebrates Easter Mass April 12, 2020, at St. Ignatius Church in Beirut; the Mass was livestreamed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/courtesy Syriac Catholic patriarchate)

World

Middle East patriarchs speak of faith, hope, during Easter homilies

Catholic News Service|Apr 13, 2020|3 Min Read

People are seen wearing protective face masks and gloves as they walk in a market in Tehran, Iran, March 18, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Ali Khara, West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

World

Iranian cleric pleads with pope to help end U.S. sanctions

Carol Glatz|Mar 23, 2020|3 Min Read

A family prays during Mass in the Church of St. Catherine in Bethlehem, West Bank. (CNS photo/Debbie Hill)

World

Catholics urged to support Middle East Christians on Good Friday

Carol Glatz|Mar 4, 2020|3 Min Read

Al and Yousef Astfan, brothers from Syria in Krakow at World Youth Day 2016. (Kate Veik/CNA)

World

Bishops propose Arab World Youth Day for Middle East Catholics

Courtney Mares|Feb 28, 2020|2 Min Read

Pope Francis poses with Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East at the Vatican Feb. 7. Pictured with the pope are Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church; Iraqi Cardinal Louis Sako, Chaldean Catholic patriarch; Coptic Catholic Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak; Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan; Melkite Catholic Patriarch Joseph Absi; and Armenian Catholic Patriarch Gregoire Pierre XX Ghabroyan of Cilicia. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

World

Mideast patriarchs tell pope they're concerned about Christian survival

Doreen Abi Raad|Feb 10, 2020|2 Min Read

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on January 31, 2018. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA)

World

One year after declaration on fraternity, pope calls for end to terrorism

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 4, 2020|2 Min Read

Clouds frame a section of the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Jan. 29, 2020. (CNS photo/Amir Cohen, Reuters)

World

Holy Land Catholic leaders: Trump peace plan needed Palestinian input

Judith Sudilovsky|Jan 29, 2020|5 Min Read

The UN Security Council meeting in New York City, 2018. (akatz/Shutterstock via CNA)

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Pope Francis wants 'holistic approach' to Middle East, UN Security Council told

Catholic News Agency|Jan 23, 2020|2 Min Read

(Flickr via CNA)

World

Report: Around the world, 260 million Christians face persecution

Catholic News Agency|Jan 17, 2020|4 Min Read

Auxiliary Bishop James Massa of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Dr. Tahir Kukiqi, imam of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center in Staten Island, N.Y., attend an interfaith Thanksgiving prayer service Nov. 26, 2019, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

World

Muslim scholar urges Christians to see past the prejudices

Kathryn Jean Lopez|Jan 15, 2020|9 Min Read

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