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February 23, 2015

Italy and Vatican on guard after threat from Islamic State

Clergy look out on St. Peter's Basilica from an upper level of a new building. The Italian government is on "high alert" after a video threat made from the Islamic State group mentioned the country.

ROME - The Italian government is on high alert after threats from the Islamic State called Italy “the nation signed with the blood of the cross.”

Published in International
May 22, 2014

Priests in Libya say Catholics fearful as conflict escalates

Migrants walk as they disembark from a navy ship in the Sicilian harbor of Augusta May 22. More than 100 children were among the 488 migrants rescued by the Italian navy off the Sicilian coast on May 21 as the influx of arrivals continues, spurred on by the unstable political situation in Libya. Priests in Tripoli and Benghazi say Catholics are "living in fear" as a conflict with Islamists nears a showdown in Libya.

OXFORD, England - Catholics in Libya are "living in fear" as conflict escalates between Islamist militias and followers of a rebel general, said priests in Tripoli and Benghazi.

Published in International