Category: Middle East – Africa
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Jerusalem cardinal: Two-state solution to end Israel-Hamas war is now ‘unrealistic’
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 21, 2024 / 18:30 pm The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has indicated that for now a two-state solution to end the war between Israel and Hamas in the Holy Land is “not realistic.” “My impression is that no one wants a wider conflict, but…
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Lebanon’s Christians also affected by Israel’s attacks
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 25, 2024 / 18:25 pm The large-scale bombings Israel unleashed this week against Hezbollah in Lebanon are affecting all of Lebanon’s residents, including Christians, according to the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). ACN’s project coordinator in Lebanon, Marielle Boutros, indicated that many Christian families…
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Pakistan: One year later, Jaranwala Christians await justice
By AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Aug 16, 2024 / 09:57 am One year after violent mobs attacked Christian communities in Jaranwala, Pakistan, human rights organizations report that victims are still awaiting justice for the destruction of 26 churches and more than 200 homes belonging to Christian families. The Aug. 16, 2023, riots were sparked by…
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A special prayer for peace in the Holy Land on the feast of the Assumption of Mary
By Andrés Henríquez ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2024 / 07:00 am In a letter to his brothers and sisters in Christ, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, appealed for peace in the Holy Land and included a prayer to Our Lady on the feast of her Assumption to be recited by all Christians…