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August 16, 2021

Pope Francis prays for peace in Afghanistan as Taliban takes control

Taliban fighters stand outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021. During his Angelus address Aug. 15, Pope Francis expressed his concern for Afghanistan amid the Taliban's control of the country.

VATICAN CITY -- Hours before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, Pope Francis expressed his hope for the peace and safety of the country's citizens.

Published in Faith
May 26, 2021

Catholic Palestinian gets kidney transplant from slain Jewish Israeli

Arab Catholic Randa Aweis, 58, recovers from a kidney transplant with her daughter Niveen, 26, in Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem May 21. Aweis received a donor kidney from an Israeli Jew, Yigal Yehoshua, 56, who died after being stoned during riots in Lod, Israel.

For nine years, Randa Aweis battled kidney disease, urgently in need of a transplant.

Published in International
January 27, 2018

Catholic humanitarian groups ask U.S. to restore aid to Palestinian refugees

A Palestinian carries food supplies at a United Nations food distribution center in the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City Jan. 15.
JERUSALEM – The U.S. suspension of $65 million in aid to the U.N. agency that deals with Palestinian refugees alarmed advocates who work with Palestinians living in camps.
Published in International
December 6, 2017

Mideast Christian leaders to Trump: Jerusalem move could have dire results

The gold-covered Dome of the Rock at the Temple Mount complex is seen in this overview of Jerusalem's Old City Dec. 6. In an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, Christian leaders in Jerusalem said U.S. recognition of the city as the capital of Israel could have dire regional consequences.
JERUSALEM – In an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, Christian leaders in Jerusalem said U.S. recognition of the city as the capital of Israel could have dire regional consequences.
Published in International