Jordan to develop tourist village next to World Heritage Baptism Site December 15, 2022By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Saints, World News Jordan began Christmas celebrations by unveiling a project that could attract 1 million pilgrims annually to the officially recognized site of Jesus’ baptism on the east bank of the Jordan River.
After blasts, Lebanese mobilize to pick up the pieces, physical and mental August 12, 2020By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Some 300,000 people have been left homeless and more than 160 have been killed in the massive blast.
Catholic leaders call for prayers, help after massive Beirut blasts August 5, 2020By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Video, World News Lebanese were reeling after a massive explosion at Beirut’s port destroyed homes, businesses and livelihoods across the capital, and Catholic leaders immediately took action and called for international support.
Explosion in Beirut adds suffering to Lebanon’s dire situation August 5, 2020By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News Hospitals in the Lebanese capital are overwhelmed with those suffering injuries from a massive explosion in Beirut’s port, causing widespread damage the city and rocking the tiny Mediterranean nation already devastated by the coronavirus and its worst financial crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.
Chaldean Catholic Archbishop: Iraqis have ‘big anxiety’ after drone kills Iranian general January 3, 2020By Dale Gavlak Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Iraqis fear their country, already weary from years of war, may be dragged into a conflict between the United States and Iran, following the U.S.-targeted killing in Baghdad of Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani.
