{"id":79576,"date":"2026-03-12T07:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=79576"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:26:25","slug":"2-hours-to-pack-up-how-the-iranian-conflict-has-upended-catholic-pilgrimages-in-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/2-hours-to-pack-up-how-the-iranian-conflict-has-upended-catholic-pilgrimages-in-the-region\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201a2 Stunden zum Packen\u2018: Wie der iranische Konflikt katholische Pilgerreisen in der Region auf den Kopf gestellt hat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to Cairo.\u201dThat\u2019s how husband and wife Father Albert and Abby Scharbach discovered that their pilgrimage in Israel had been cut short by the launch of the current Iranian conflict. The Scharbachs \u2014 Father Albert is a priest of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, having originally served as a priest in the Anglican church \u2014 spent the morning of Feb. 28 on the Jordan River and at the Mount of Beatitudes. They were enjoying a lunch\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to Cairo.\u201dThat\u2019s how husband and wife Father Albert and Abby Scharbach discovered that their pilgrimage in Israel had been cut short by the launch of the current Iranian conflict. The Scharbachs \u2014 Father Albert is a priest of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, having originally served as a priest in the Anglican church \u2014 spent the morning of Feb. 28 on the Jordan River and at the Mount of Beatitudes. They were enjoying a lunch\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":82325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-79576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19233,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/10-things-to-know-about-the-catholic-church-in-lebanon\/","url_meta":{"origin":79576,"position":0},"title":"10 things to know about the Catholic Church in Lebanon","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Oktober 27, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon, where a towering statue of the Virgin Mary overlooks the Mediterranean. \/ Credit: paul saad\/Shutterstock ACI MENA, Oct 26, 2024 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). 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