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“We are worried about every human being in Lebanon because there is a big, big difference between what Lebanese people want and [how] the political parties are behaving these days,” said Holy Spirit University of Kaslik President Father Talal Hachem.

As Israel goes after Hezbollah, Catholic university president in Lebanon advocates for peace

Oct 2, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik President Father Talal Hachem discusses the situation of the Christian community in Lebanon amid the... Read more

A child clings to a Caritas Lebanon aid worker. An ongoing military escalation between Hezbollah and Israel has resulted in a massive displacement crisis. The situation is dire, affecting many regions in Lebanon.

Caritas Lebanon rushes aid as millions flee escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Oct 1, 2024

By ACI MENA

Caritas Lebanon has joined with other organizations to aid millions of internally displaced persons as the war between Israel and... Read more

A cloud of smoke erupts during an Israeli air strike on the village of Sujud in southern Lebanon on Sept. 25, 2024. Israel announced dozens of new air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon on Sept. 24, a day after 492 people, including 35 children, were killed in the deadliest bombardment since a devastating war in 2006.

As Lebanon faces increasing conflict, Christians stand firm against war

Sep 29, 2024

By ACI MENA

“No to war!” has become a rallying cry among Lebanon’s Christians, who have maintained this stance since clashes began to... Read more

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On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 2, 2024, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, shut down speculation regarding further theological study into the possibility of women being ordained as deacons.

Synod rules out women deacons; meetings called to be ‘laboratories of synodal life’

Archbishop Timothy Broglio is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and also leads the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Archbishop Broglio calls on faithful to join in prayer on anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks

Autistic Catholics is an online resource and support system that offers weekly meetings for Catholics on the autism spectrum.

New group seeks to reach those on ‘the periphery’ as it supports Catholics with autism

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Virginia school board to pay teacher $575,000 after firing over transgender pronouns

The archbishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Joseph Arshad, addresses the persecuted Christian community of Jaranwala in August 2023. Twenty-one Catholic churches, Bibles, and family homes were set on fire.

Pakistani woman sentenced to death for allegedly blaspheming Muhammed

Bishop Rolando Álvarez.

Who is Rolando Álvarez, the bishop persecuted by the Nicaraguan dictatorship?

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Bishop’s message to women contemplating abortion: ‘Go to any Catholic church’

A sign for the Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is on display near the hospital in Burbank, California.

California Catholic hospital apologizes after lawsuit claims it denied pregnant woman care

The Cathedral of La Plata in Argentina is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.

Opus Dei in Argentina denies accusations of human trafficking and labor exploitation

Parents protest the Montgomery County School Board's policy blocking them from opting out their children from pro-homosexual and transgender materials.

A look at the religious freedom cases that could be on the Supreme Court docket this term

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