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Mosul: Chaldean Catholic parish became office for ISIS authorities 17-03-14
Catholics, Lutherans to mark Reformation March 14 at Pittsbugh Ruthenian Cathedral 17-03-13
St. Patrick added to Russian Orthodox calendar 17-03-13
Patriarch Louis Raphael I calls for redrafting of Iraqi constitution 17-03-10
Prelates call on US, Europe to be more generous to refugees 17-03-10
The Christians fleeing their homes after ISIS attacks in Egypt 17-03-09
Ukraine asks UN to assess the situation with freedom of religion and belief in occupied Crimea 17-03-09
Russia in the Hague accused of terror and discrimination in Crimea and funding terrorism in Donbas 17-03-09
No news on Indian priest, a year after abduction 17-03-09
No preferential treatment for persecuted Christians in revised executive order 17-03-09
Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III: 80% of Syriac Catholics now live outside homeland 17-03-09
After visit to Avdiyivka, UGCC bishop tells about the daunting daily life of frontline residents 17-03-06
Egyptian official: jihadists threaten Islam as well as Christianity 17-03-06
Egypt’s al Sisi says Muslims, Christians should be seen as equal citizens 17-03-03
Russian Catholics hope for a new springtime for small Byzantine Church 17-03-03
Archbishop Sviatoslav to Int'l Community: 'Stop war in Ukraine' 17-03-03
Melkite Holy Synod Issues Press Release 17-03-02
Christians Erect Giant Cross Outside Mosul to Mark Victory Over ISIS Jihadists 17-03-02
Patriarch Kirill criticizes search for ‘likes’ on social media 17-03-02
‘The monk who saves manuscripts from ISIS’ 17-03-02
Iraq: patriarch blesses giant cross in liberated town 17-02-28
Melkite Synod reachs agreement, end ‘open rebellion’ 17-02-27
Hundreds of Copts in flight from Sinai peninsula after murders, threats 17-02-27
Another Copt murdered; Christians begin to flee Sinai peninsula 17-02-24
Pro-life cooperation between Orthodox, Catholics in Russia 17-02-24