Here is what some Middle Eastern Christians say they are seeking from the next bishop of Rome. Friday, ... “I envision a shepherd who combines the charismatic presence of St. John Paul II, ...

An Iraqi shepherd looks at his flock – his prized and only possessions – and wonders how he ended up here, stuck in a dusty no man’s land between two checkpoints, barely 50 meters apart.

An Iraqi shepherd looks at his flock – his prized and only possessions – and wonders how he ended up here, stuck in a dusty no man’s land between two checkpoints, barely 50 meters apart.