Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News
The Franciscan friars in Syria are accustomed to overcoming obstacles and living in uncertain times, and now they are bracing for the new Islamic rule in the country with both “encouraging” and “worrying” signs on the horizon.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, World News
In Lebanon, hospitals and the health care sector have become the front and center of attention — and an imminent target — following the most recent bout of violence due to heavy clashes in southern Lebanon between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News
Having returned the previous day from a religious summit in Bkerke, north of Beirut, Archbishop Bacouni struck a tone of cautious optimism regarding the end of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News
As Israel has escalated its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon across a United Nations-drawn boundary between the two countries, more than a million people have fled their homes.
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OSV News
Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
As the Catholic Church commemorates the 110th World Day of Migrants and Refugees Sept. 29, Burkina Faso, “the world’s neglected crisis,” faces this reality: Over 2 million people, or 10 percent of the population, are internally displaced.
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