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by bcadmin | Aug 12, 2022 | Afghanistan, Biden Administration, Bishop Mario Dorsonville, Catholic Charities, Church in the US, Congress, lead, News, Taliban, USCCB | 0 |
The U.S. Bishops Conference Migration Committee chair is calling for swift passage of federal legislation that would provide newly arrived Afghans an opportunity to become lawful permanent residents.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 8, 2022 | Afghanistan, Asia, Freedom of Religion, India, Iraq, Liz Truss, Middle East, News, North Korea, Persecution of Chrisitians, Taliban, United Kingdom, World News | 0 |
Peninah was only 24-years-old when her husband Paul was murdered by Al-Shabaab terrorists in Kenya. Attackers with Kalashnikovs, lined the men up in the street and demanded they recite sections of the Koran. Paul was a Christian and they shot him. In Afghanistan, the Taliban dragged Zabi’s 60-year-old Christian father away into the night. After
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 16, 2022 | Afghanistan, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Immigration, News, President Joe Biden, Refugees, Taliban | 0 |
Although the United States left Afghanistan at the end of August, it left behind thousands still affected by the resulting turmoil.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 14, 2022 | Afghanistan, Asylum, Biden Administration, Church in the US, lead, Marquette University, Middle East, News, Taliban | 0 |
Last month as Rozita Gerhardt helped Afghan refugees complete their asylum applications, she thought of her mother, who years ago fled Iran, and how the paperwork is just the first step in what will be a lifelong process.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 6, 2021 | Afghanistan, Catholic News Service, Catholic Relief Services, Church in Asia, Climate change, CRS, Drought, News, small farmers, Taliban | 0 |
Overshadowed by the political and military turmoil engulfing Afghanistan with the Taliban takeover in August, climate change is relentlessly striking this Central Asian nation with dire consequences, warns a Catholic aid agency official.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 13, 2021 | Afghanistan, Catholic Mission, Featured, News, Taliban, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Evacuated in August as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, the head of the now-interrupted Catholic mission said this is a time of “advent,” waiting for God to reveal how the church can be present in the country again.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 15, 2021 | Afghanistan, Church in Europe, Diocese of Rome, lead, migrants and refugees, News, Pope Francis, Rome, Taliban | 0 |
This Wednesday the Diocese of Rome is holding a day of prayer and fasting for Afghanistan in response to an appeal made by Pope Francis last month on behalf of the troubled nation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 9, 2021 | Afghanistan, Associated Press, Church in Asia, Jewish community, Jews, News, Taliban | 0 |
The last member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community has left the country.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 2, 2021 | Afghanistan, Church in Europe, community of sant'egidio, Humanitarian corridor, lead, News, Refugees, Taliban | 0 |
With potentially thousands still stuck in Afghanistan hoping to be evacuated after most western troops have withdrawn, Catholic aid agencies are stepping in with the hope of expanding access to safe passage for those who still wish to get out.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 1, 2021 | Afghan National Security Forces, Afghanistan, Biden, End this war, News, Taliban, U.S. & World News, U.S. military presence | 0 |
President Joe Biden said the decision to end 20 years of U.S. military presence in Afghanistan on Aug. 31 came down to limiting further loss of American lives in a place where the country no longer had vital interests.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 1, 2021 | Afghanistan, Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Italy, Church in Europe, lead, News, Refugees, Taliban | 0 |
Over the past two weeks, the Italian government has evacuated nearly 5,000 Afghans after the Taliban’s lighting-takeover of Kabul, and the Catholic Church is among the chief actors in helping them get settled.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 31, 2021 | Afghanistan, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, News, Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Taliban | 0 |
The 20-year American military presence in Afghanistan had hoped to bring stability and an end to its use as a terrorist sanctuary, but the tumultuous exit has laid open fears for the future, particularly for religious minorities and women, at the hands of the Taliban and other religious extremists.
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