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Macau Catholics defy pandemic for Lord Jesus festival

Macau Catholics defy pandemic for Lord Jesus festival

LGBT advocates hail Malaysian legal ruling

LGBT advocates hail Malaysian legal ruling

Vatican probes sex allegations against Indian bishop

Vatican probes sex allegations against Indian bishop

Catholics mourn Bangladeshi Jesuit bishop

Catholics mourn Bangladeshi Jesuit bishop

Sri Lankan Church declares 'Black Sunday'

Sri Lankan Church declares 'Black Sunday'

Hun Sen set for Covid-19 jab in Cambodia rollout

Hun Sen set for Covid-19 jab in Cambodia rollout

Dutch-born culturalist priest dies at 78 in Indonesia

Dutch-born culturalist priest dies at 78 in Indonesia

Catholics and Protestants unite in Bangladesh for gathering

Catholics and Protestants unite in Bangladesh for gathering

Wait for new Manila archbishop 'will soon be over'

Wait for new Manila archbishop 'will soon be over'

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Iraq full of historic sites important to understanding Christianity

Iraq full of historic sites important to understanding Christianity

February 17, 2021, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

Pope Francis will visit Ur, the birthplace of Abraham, recognized as the patriarch of faith in one God by Jews, Christians and Muslims

Pandemic, security pose challenges, but pope hopeful for Iraq visit

Pandemic, security pose challenges, but pope hopeful for Iraq visit

February 12, 2021, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

The Iraqi government is responsible for the pope's safety and that of his entourage during the visit

In Iraq, pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims

In Iraq, pope hopes to encourage Christians, build bridges to Muslims

February 9, 2021, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

Logo depicts pope with Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, a palm tree and a dove carrying an olive branch over Vatican and Iraqi flags

In Jordan, patriarch reaffirms baptismal site, work with refugees

In Jordan, patriarch reaffirms baptismal site, work with refugees

January 22, 2021, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

Archbishop Pizzaballa celebrated Mass at the unfinished church at the site to mark the feast of Epiphany

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Dubai parish steps up to help stranded foreign workers

Dubai parish steps up to help stranded foreign workers

December 17, 2020, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

The coronavirus pandemic has hit thousands of foreign workers hard in the glitzy Gulf emirate of Dubai

Pandemic, economy worsen situation for Syria's minority Christians

Pandemic, economy worsen situation for Syria's minority Christians

December 1, 2020, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

Religious workers say Covid-19 and economic conditions are deepening poverty and hardship

In Turkey, parishioners safe, but iconic cathedral damaged after quake

In Turkey, parishioners safe, but iconic cathedral damaged after quake

November 5, 2020, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

The magnitude 7 quake injured more than 1,000 people in coastal Izmir

Priests say Turkish attacks in northern Iraq displace Christians

Priests say Turkish attacks in northern Iraq displace Christians

September 25, 2020, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

Turkish military is accused of chasing out Christians and other villagers to create its own bases on Iraqi soil

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Catholic hospitals in Syria working to help needy patients

Catholic hospitals in Syria working to help needy patients

July 20, 2020, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

Project is the brainchild of Cardinal Mario Zenari, papal nuncio to Syria

Christian leaders say Lebanon could face famine, economic ruin

Christian leaders say Lebanon could face famine, economic ruin

July 9, 2020, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

Demonstrators have railed against decades of corruption and mismanagement by the political elite

Minorities in northern Iraq fear Turkish bombardments, troop presence

Minorities in northern Iraq fear Turkish bombardments, troop presence

June 26, 2020, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

The bombings bring back memories of the Islamic State invasion of Ninevah province

Aid agencies warn of Yemen's health care collapse

Aid agencies warn of Yemen's health care collapse

June 20, 2020, Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

Humanitarian agencies warn that Yemen’s health care system, already ravaged by five years of civil war, is collapsing

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Baghdad, a violent city, prepares to welcome Pope Francis

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