Friday 19 April |

Saint of the Day: Bl. James Duckett

Turkey

FR ANDREA SANTORO

Theresa Civantos Barber

Remembering Fr. Andrea Santoro, Italian missionary martyred in Turkey

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Daniel Esparza

The day a 1,500-year-old underground Byzantine church was found in Turkey

SARDIS

V. M. Traverso

You can visit the ruins of 3 of the 7 Churches of Revelation in Turkey

BULGARIAN,ST STEPHEN,IRON CHURCH

Miriam Diez Bosch

The famous “Iron Church” is re-opening in Turkey

SYRIA AFRIN

Paul de Dinechin

War in Syria: “We cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel”

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Midnight Mass in Turkey

SAINT NICHOLAS CHURCH

Zelda Caldwell

Archaeologists believe they’ve discovered Santa Claus’s tomb

UNDERWATER BYZANTINE BASILICA

Zelda Caldwell

1,600-year-old basilica found underwater in what was ancient Nicaea

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John Burger

“Smoking gun” proving Ottoman complicity in Armenian genocide claimed

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John Burger

Turkey could see authoritarian rule as Sunday’s referendum is implemented

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John Burger

Turkish town where St. Nicholas gave gifts is pilgrimage site for Russians

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Max Lindenman

As Erdoğan moves, a precarious situation for Christians in Turkey

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Pope Francis has “a crusader mentality,” says Turkey’s deputy PM

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Daniel Esparza

A 1500-Year-Old Underground Byzantine Church Is Found in Turkey

Good Friday in Jerusalem

John Burger

Franciscan Friars Open New Community in Muslim Country

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Wael Salibi

Escaping the Horrors of War, a Syrian Christian Meets With Terror on the Sea

Zoe Romanowsky

Young Armenian Woman Sings Haunting Prayer in Former Cathedral

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Philip Jenkins

Pope Francis and the Original Genocide

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Philip Jenkins

Christians’ Role as Political Players in Middle East Could Be History

Bishop Fred Henry shakes hands with HH Mirza Masroor Ahmad

Max Lindenman

Adventures in Christian-Muslim Dialogue

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