Unpacking how history changed yesterday with recognition of Coptic martyrs
For a pope often accused of breaking with his immediate predecessors, this decision places Francis squarely in continuity with Pope John Paul II.
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For a pope often accused of breaking with his immediate predecessors, this decision places Francis squarely in continuity with Pope John Paul II.
CAMBRIDGE -- Archbishop Bashar Warda recalled the words of Pope Francis when he asserted that 'The Church in Iraq is alive' despite years of conflict and persecution in that country during a recent talk at the Harvard Catholic Center.
Hundreds of Americans from around the country gathered on the National Mall Saturday for the third-annual March for the Martyrs.
Hundreds of Americans from around the country gathered on the National Mall Saturday for the third-annual March for the Martyrs.
Father Ragheed Ganni / Chaldean PatriarchateErbil, Iraq, Aug 19, 2022 / 02:40 am (CNA).It has been fifteen years since the martyrdom of Father Ragheed Ganni, the Chaldean priest of the Holy Spirit parish and the secretary of the Bishop of Mosul, the martyr Archbishop Faraj Rahho. Father Ganni may soon be given the title 'blessed.' Father Ganni, considered one of the most influential martyrs of the Catholic Church in Iraq, was killed by fanatical terrorists on June 3, 2007, after celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Mosul."Simplicity of spirit and ze...