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Chaldean Patriarchate drops ‘Babylon’ from official title
The Synod of the Chaldean Catholic Church backed the change unanimously.
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Pope Francis names religious sister to No. 2 position in Vatican’s social development office
Sr. Alessandra Smerilli, 46, was appointed ‘ad interim.’
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Missionaries of Charity and 14 disabled children from Kabul arrive at Rome airport
The children were residents of an orphanage founded by the sisters in 2006.
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How to Help Afghans Arriving in the U.S. After Fleeing the Taliban
As the U.S. continues its evacuations of American citizens and Afghans who have worked for the U.S. over the past 20 years, faith-based refugee resettlement organizations are leading efforts to help Afghans settle into the country.
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Desperate Afghan Christians turned away at airport, aid groups say
Looming over the deepening humanitarian crisis is a deadline of Friday for civilian evacuation operations at the Kabul airport to give way to the transport of the remaining 5,400 U.S. military personnel in the country in order to meet a target date of Aug. 31, set months ago by the Biden administration, for a complete U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan.
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Poland’s Catholic bishops call for solidarity with refugees amid Belarus border standoff
The bishops described the situation at the Poland-Belarus border as “disturbing.”
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Soldiers Complicit in Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria, Christians Say – Morningstar News
Soldiers and security personnel failed to intervene this month as Fulani herdsmen killed 70 Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria, while in other areas soldiers helped herdsmen destroy farmland, Christian leaders said.
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Afghan refugees deserve welcome, Australian and Irish bishops urge governments
Bishops in Ireland and Australia have asked their governments to do more to take in refugees from Afghanistan after the rapid collapse of the government there prompted tens of thousands of people to seek exit from the country.
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Economy of Francesco calls for solidarity with Afghan women | Crux Now
A movement inspired by Pope Francis is calling for a global march in favor of Afghan women on Aug. 28 to shine the spotlight on their plight amid the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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Catholics in Sri Lanka fly black flags to protest perceived government failure to prosecute over Easter attack
Catholics in Sri Lanka wore black and hoisted black flags on Saturday to show their indignation over the government’s failure to solve the 2019 Easter Sunday attack on churches.
