On March 19, the Pope appointed Bishop Luigi Roberto Cona as Apostolic Nuncio to Damascus. The Holy See’s new representative in Syria had previously served in El Salvador. He succeeds Cardinal Mario Zenari, who held that position for seventeen years, until last February. The Holy See will henceforth be represented before the Syrian transitional authorities […]
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Chadi was 20 years old, Georges was approaching 30, and Elie was nearing 40. The three friends were working on a roof, busy repairing the internet network in Ain Ebel, a Christian village. They were killed on March 12 by an Israeli airstrike. Yet none of them posed a threat to the State of Israel. […]
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On the phone, the statistic cited by Michel Lacharité, the head of emergency operations at “Doctors Without Borders,” is chilling: “In 2025 alone, we conducted a total of 900,000 consultations, 53,000 of which resulted in admission to a hospital supported by our organization. ” … The toll is now final, since, following a decision by […]
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Benoît – age 23 – Latin Parish of the Caucasus and Missionary Sisters of Charity – Yerevan – Armenia My mission: It’s been almost four weeks since I arrived in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, for a six-month assignment. I’m greeted by Mount Ararat, which watches over the city. The first few weeks have been […]
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Lent: Taking Concrete Action to Help Eastern Christians Forty Days to Open Your Heart Catholics are entering Lent. But what is Lent, really? It is neither a sad interlude nor a spiritual feat. Lent is a time of grace and conversion. A time of grace, first and foremost, for the catechumens, who are preparing […]
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"In churches, the authorities ban Persian, the language spoken and understood by all Iranians." In light of the popular uprising and the government’s crackdown on the Iranian people since late December 2025, I miss Pierre Humblot. This is a crucial account from the man who was, without a doubt, the only foreign missionary to obtain […]
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