BRAZIL - To the Indigenas with love Missionaries abducted and murdered... their church burned down. No, we are not talking about the Middle East, but about Brazil and about a situation that is little known in the wider world – the situation in the Indigenous Territory of Raposa Serra do Sol [...]
Another Chibok schoolgirl rescued with a 10-month-old baby Another Chibok schoolgirl has been rescued by Nigerian troops. The girl, carrying her 10-month-old son Ali, was found in Pulka in northern Borno state by soldiers screening escapees from Boko Haram’s base in the Sambisa forest."This morning as part of the operation we've [...]
PAKISTAN - Christians fight persecution with inter-faith dialogue Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore told a meeting, hosted by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need that Christians in Pakistan are fighting persecution and terrorism with interfaith dialogue. Groups are being set up across Pakistan to help Christians, Muslims, Hindus and [...]
MIDDLE EAST - Pope’s envoy says peace stifled by lack of ‘political will’ Archbishop Alberto Ortega, the Pope's Apostolic Nuncio in Iraq and Jordan, stated that in order for current conflicts destroying much of the Middle East to come to an end, “there is first of all the political will .... [...]
IRAQ - Could Turkey hinder the return of displaced Christians? When ISIS invaded Mosul in summer 2014, up to 200,000 Iraqi Christians fled the city and nearby towns in the Plains of Nineveh. Now that Mosul is about to be recaptured from IS, Christians who lost everything in 2014 fear they may not be [...]
Pope’s Sweden visit strengthens ties with Lutherans Before his visit to Sweden, Pope Francis had urged Lutherans to set aside doctrinal differences and work with Catholics to care for the poor, the sick and refugees as he laid out his vision for greater communion. Francis was addressing 1,000 Lutherans from Germany [...]
MALAWI - Year of Mercy - Politicians unite to help orphanage The Mother Teresa Children’s House, an orphanage based in Kawale near the capital city of Lilongwe, has benefitted from the effects of the Year of Mercy. Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity who run the orphanage were given food donations by [...]
ETHIOPIA - Religious leaders call for peace after recent violence After witnessing the violence which occurred as a result of on-going protests, religious leaders in Ethiopia have joined together to plead for peace. A joint statement issued by the Inter-religious Council of Ethiopia said:“We the religious leaders of Ethiopia firmly believe that [...]
ALBANIA - 38 martyrs murdered during the communist dictatorship beatified Bishop Massafra of Shkodër: “They were tortured to death. They always remained loyal to Christ and the church”During the 40 years of communist dictatorship in Albania, praying, making the sign of the cross, wearing a cross around the neck or just believing [...]
SYRIA - United Nations: Violations constitute war crimes Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, declared that the siege and bombardment of eastern Aleppo in Syria constitute crimes of historic proportions. He said the relentless bombardment of the ancient city of Aleppo has turned it into a slaughterhouse. Over [...]