A leading Egyptian bishop said that many Christians, especially in the worst affected area of Minya province, Upper Egypt, are now too afraid to leave their homes after last week's 48-hour anti-Christian rampage by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. Speaking with Catholic charit
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A bishop who helped draft Egypt’s constitution calls discrimination against Christians an “ideological and strategic” mistake by extremists.
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Catholic Campaign reviews sentencing guidelines as one contributor to long-term poverty.
Obama Cuts Military Exercise, Not Aid: Death toll in Egypt rises to 525
Responding to yesterday’s unprecedented violence in Cairo, President Obama this morning cancelled a biannual joint U.S.-Egyptian military exercise that had been scheduled for September. “While we want to sustain our relationship with Egypt, our traditional cooperation cannot continue as
Cairo Chaos: Scores Dead in Military Crackdown: Violence against Coptic sites flares after Morsi sit-ins dispersed
Egypt’s Christians appear to already be paying a price for the Egyptian military’s decision to dislodge largely peaceful protests in Cairo with a large-scale dispersal operation that quickly became violent. Numbers are in flux but scores have perished as the military moved in this mornin
Brother Gros, Ecumenical Leader, Dies at 75
Brother Gros participated in an untold number of dialogues with religious groups.
Adjuncts Seek Union Rep: Now Teach More Than Half the Classes at Some Catholic Schools
Will Catholic colleges and universities negotiate with their adjunct faculty members?
SNAP-attack?: House Republicans double down on cuts; Bishop Pates calls for compromise
House Republicans double down on cuts; Bishop Pates calls for compromise.
Kerry’s Mideast Gamble: Stakes are high in revival of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
Secretary of State John Kerry and the U.S. State Department significantly raised the bar both on the ambitions and expectations for upcoming negotiations between West Bank Palestinians and the State of Israel. The wild card left out of the new discussions, which have set the laudable but so far elus
Was a Jesuit Priest Kidnapped in Syria?: Father Paolo Dall’Oglio’s whereabouts unknown, nuncio says
Paolo Dall’Oglio, S.J., has spent more than 30 years promoting Muslim-Christian dialogue.
