Israel prevents Latin Patriarch from entering Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre

"Jesus is silent, not because he has nothing to speak, but because he will not follow the logic of verbal violence. His silence is a refusal to participate in the game of power that crushes. It is a silence that refrains from fueling the cycle of evil, nor does it seek to hurt anyone," said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in a Palm Sunday message.

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Five quota seats unjust: Minorities Affairs Minister

The allocation of only five seats for minorities is wrong, unjust, and a great reduction from the previous 11 seats, stated Aydin Marouf, Kurdistan Region’s Minister of State for Minority Affairs, criticizing the decision for its disproportionate distribution and inadequate representation, particularly for the Turkmen population.

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Four wounded in Sydney church stabbing, man arrested

Four people are being treated for "non-life threatening injuries" after a stabbing at a live-streamed church service in Sydney on Monday, the latest knife attack to rock the city.

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Christians in Nineveh plains’ Qaraqosh flocked to church to celebrate the eve of Easter

For the first time since tragedy befell Hamdaniya, Christians in Nineveh plains’ Qaraqosh flocked to church to celebrate the eve of Easter on Saturday evening.

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Easter Eve Service Led by Syriac Catholic Archbishop in Qaraqosh

Christians gathered as the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul led the Easter Eve service at the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh.

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Kurdistan Christians celebrate holiday; Patriarchate cancels external events

Easter celebrations in Kurdistan show unity among diverse communities. Despite cancellations by the Chaldean Patriarchate, Christians celebrate, but political tensions persist.

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Christians in Erbil’s Ankawa district performed the Palm Sunday

Christians in Erbil’s Ankawa district performed the Palm Sunday march on Saturday ahead of the mass on Sunday.

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