Archbishop Warda: US-Iran tensions threaten Iraq’s Christian communities
January 8, 2020
After Iran attacked an air base in Erbil early Wednesday, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil said the current tensions between Iran and the U.S....
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Pope Francis on Epiphany: When we do not worship God, we worship ourselves
January 6, 2020
On the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Pope Francis said worship of Christ reveals the true meaning of our journey of life,...
Nigerian government are ‘Islamic fundamentalists without bombs’, says bishop
January 3, 2020
The beheading of 10 Christians by Islamist militants in Nigeria has sparked a condemnation by a bishop who accuses the government of using different...
Letters: Churches are full of static Catholics
January 2, 2020
Churches are full of static Catholics SIR – Concerning the reported falling attendances in Church, I wonder if this may be a problem to...
The episode that showed François Mauriac at his best
January 2, 2020
In a celebrated interview in the Observer in 1963, Graham Greene was asked if he was happy to be described as a Catholic novelist....
How to… Celebrate the Epiphany
January 2, 2020
The Epiphany is perhaps an under-celebrated feast in Britain, in comparison with other countries. Often it represents only the Twelfth Night, the day when...
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January 2, 2020
Ordinary Form Sunday, January 5: The Epiphany of the Lord Is 60:1-6; Ps 72; Eph 3:2-3A, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Monday, January 6: Weekday after...
Pope Francis apologises for losing patience with woman who grabbed him
January 1, 2020
Pope Francis has apologised for losing his patience with a woman who grabbed his arm in St Peter’s Square on New Year’s Eve. “Many...
Pope Francis on Christmas: Christ’s light is greater than the darkness of world’s conflicts
December 25, 2019
On Christmas, Pope Francis prayed for Christ to bring light to the instability in Iraq, Lebanon, Venezuela, Yemen, Ukraine, Burkina Faso, and other parts...
Cathedral in Iraq’s largest Christian town to be rebuilt in 2020
December 19, 2019
The Great Al-Tahira Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Bakhdida remains charred black inside, five years after the Islamic State plundered and set it aflame; however,...
‘Fresh risk of genocide’ to Middle East Christians
December 19, 2019
Middle East Christians are at direct risk of a second genocide which threatens them with wipe-out from the lands of the Bible – according...
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