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Pope Francis embarks a plane leaving for Turkey at Rome’s Fiumicino international airport, on November 28, 2014.
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Pope to urge tolerance in Turkey visit as Middle East wars rage

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 28, 2014 | World

Istanbul, Reuters—Pope Francis begins a visit to Turkey on Friday with the delicate mission of strengthening ties with Muslim leaders while condemning violence against Christians and other minorities in the Middle East. His three-day trip comes as Islamic State of...

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HRH Prince of Wales

Opinion: The plight of Christians in the Middle East, the cradle of Christianity

by HRH the Prince of Wales | May 26, 2014 | Opinion

For more than 20 years, I have tried to build bridges between Islam and Christianity and to dispel ignorance and misunderstanding between them. Islam is the second-largest faith community in the world and the second-largest in Britain, and so bridges between Islam and...

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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis is welcomed upon his arrival in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday, May 24, 2014. (AP Photo/L’Osservatore Romano, ho)

Pope Francis arrives in Jordan for Mideast trip

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2014 | Middle East

Amman, AP—Pope Francis arrived Saturday in Jordan, kicking off a three-day trip to the Middle East that will see him get a firsthand look at the plight of Syrian refugees and witness the toll the civil war next door is taking on Jordan. His plane touched down at...

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Christian pilgrims hold candles at the church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, during the ceremony of the Holy Fire in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday, April 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Holy fire ceremony draws thousands in Jerusalem

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 19, 2014 | World

Jerusalem, AP—The dark hall inside Christianity’s holiest shrine was illuminated with the flames from thousands of candles on Saturday as worshippers participated in the holy fire ceremony, a momentous spiritual event in Orthodox Easter rites. Christians believe...

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Opinion: Disraeli and McCain say ‘Allah Akbar’

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Sep 15, 2013 | Opinion

There is a crisis of understanding between the Muslim East and the Christian West. The East has its own languages, history, culture and identity, and the same is true of the West. The East is characterized by its current wounds and former glories, while the West is...