Vatican: flight of Christians from Islamic countries is irreversible

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  Vatican: flight of Christians from Islamic countries is irreversible

  Vatican - (AKI) Italian news agency - said the President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Travellers, Monsignor Antonio Maria ڤilio that "the future of Christians in Muslim-majority countries has become, however much," and despite "the commitment of the Holy See and the ongoing quest to remain Christians in their countries, but it seems that migration has become irreversible, "according to his words in his speech during a meeting of the heads of the Catholic Church in Eastern Europe in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on the fifth of November of this, he said Monsignor

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Tantawi meets with Palestinian President

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Egypt economy recovering, wants Europe debt relief

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