Fr. Pierre al-Rahi, also known by his French name Pierre el-Raï, had earlier refused, along with other priests, to obey an order by the Israeli military to evacuate the Christian village of Qlayaa, a Maronite village of some 8,000 inhabitants in the Marjayoun district, a few miles from the Israeli border.
"We hope with all our hearts that the war will end," said Sr Camille Fermina Herraiz Martinez, 80 "We have to continue to live and to give war...
Read more"The future of higher education, and perhaps of democracy, may depend upon the willingness of liberal leaders and intellectuals to engage with the Catholic intellectual tradition, and vice...
Read moreOn this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear hosts Bishop Michael Curry, who served as the 27th presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal
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James Robison, the Texas-based televangelist who founded LIFE Outreach International, died Sunday No cause of death had been disclosed at the time of the announcement He was 82
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If the modern church continues elevating charisma above character, we should not be surprised when more scandals emerge in the years ahead
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