IRAQ - First Mass in Qaraqosh since it was liberated from IS Although Qaraqosh was liberated by the Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) and Iraqi military about twelve days ago, its former citizens are unable to return. Sporadic gunfire is still going on and the town has not yet been cleared of [...]
ISRAEL - Basilica of the Transfiguration vandalised in latest attack on Christians The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has condemned the recent acts of vandalism against the Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor in the Holy Land. Vandals entered the church and stole a chalice "after removing all the hosts that were [...]
SWEDEN - Highlights of Pope’s visit to promote Christian unity Although the formal occasion for the Pope’s visit to largely Lutheran Sweden was to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the theme and underlying reason for the trip was to promote ecumenism and unity among Christians.Before setting off, the Pope [...]
IRAQ - “The Virgin saved us” – Christian students hid from IS under the bed Christian students who fled from Kirkuk (Iraq) when it was recently attacked by Islamic State militants relate the moving details of their escape. One said "Every night during the past year I had nightmares about the possibility [...]
Pope Francis will visit Milan and Genoa in 2017 The Holy See Press Office confirmed that Pope Francis will visit two prominent northern Italian cities in 2017.First, on March 25, the Pope will visit Milan. Cardinal Scola, Archbishop of Milan, announced the Pope’s visit saying: “this is a sign of the [...]
SYRIA - “The world needs a revolution against violence” - interview with Fr Jacques Mourad This Syrian monk was kept hostage by IS for five months – but still speaks out for reconciliation Father Jacques Mourad belongs to the Syrian order “Mar Mousa al-habashi” (“Saint Moses of Abyssinia”). He was prior of [...]
CONGO - Interview – “Mystery of faith in a broken land” Between 16t - 29August 2016 a delegation from the international Catholic Charity Aid to the Church in Need travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The reason of the trip was to see what were the most urgent needs in [...]
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO”No one cares to visit us.” Christine du Coudray, head of the Africa department at international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, just came back from a project trip to Democratic Republic of the Congo. She visited the Eastern part of the country, still suffering [...]
Flood of conversions to Christianity in the Islamic world A silent upheaval is taking place in many countries worldwide - thousands of Muslims are converting to Christianity. Even more surprising, they are doing so knowing that they will be rejected by their families, marginalized and even killed. Apostasy (giving up the [...]
NIGER - US missionary kidnapped by armed jihadists An American missionary working in Niger was forced to strip down to his underwear and then kidnapped from his home by armed men. 55-year-old Jeffery Woodke from California is a longtime aid worker with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) charity. He has spent the [...]