Important victory for Freedom of Expression - ‘Hate crime’ cases against Valencia archbishop thrown out A judge in Valencia has thrown out two “hate crime” cases against Cardinal Antonio Cañizares of Valencia, Spain, on the grounds that that what the cardinal said in his homily is protected by freedom of speech. [...]
Highlights of Pope’s visit to Armenia Pope Francis’ visit to Armenia was a huge success as werehis previous visits to other countries, generating large amounts of strongly positive media coverage and drawing warm reactions from locals, despite the fact that Catholics are only a small minority here.FRIDAYWhen the Pope arrived, the first [...]
INDIA - “Mother Teresa was the best missionary of the millennium” Bishop Salvadore Lobo of Baruipur described the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, who will be canonised by Pope Francis on 4 September, as the “best missionary of the millennium”. Lobo, who headed the canonisation committee, reported that Christ had said to Mother [...]
Muslim mob sets fire to 80 Christian homes as attacks on Christians intensify The homes of 80 Christian families in the Al-Beida village in Egypt were set on fire and ransacked as a “punishment” by an angry Muslim mob who thought that a Christian-owned building being constructed was going to be [...]
Hope in the midst of hopelessness - a Tale of Mercy in Rwanda In just 100 days in 1994, approximately 800 000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda. The genocide counts as one of the greatest human tragedies in African history. Fr. Stanislaw Filipek SAC, a Polish missionary in Rwanda for over [...]
SYRIA - Christians in Aleppo offer food to poor Muslims during Ramadan Despite the intensive battles going on all around them, Syriac Orthodox Christians in Aleppo are providing food to poor Muslim families during Ramadan. Ramadan is a Muslim month of fasting and intense prayer and which commemorates the revelation of the Quran to [...]
Mons. Carmelo Zammit maħtur Isqof għal Ġibiltà Nifirħu lil Mons. Carmelo Zammit, I-isqof ġdid ta' Ġibiltà.Il‑Qdusija Tiegħu l‑Papa Franġisku ħatar lil Mons. Carmelo Zammit Isqof ta’ Ġibiltà. L‑aħbar ingħatat waqt konferenza tal‑aħbarijiet fil‑Katidral ta’ ‘Saint Mary the Crowned’ f’Ġibiltà stess, fil‑preżenza ta’ Mons. Zammit.Mons. Carmelo Zammit huwa mis‑Siġġiewi, għandu 66 sena u [...]
See you soon!Below is a translation of Pope Francis’ video message in Italian to Armenia in the lead-up to his visit to the country this weekend. Dear Brothers and and Sisters,In a few days I will have the joy of being among you, in Armenia. Already now I invite you to [...]
Papa Fran?isku bag?at messa?? permezz ta’ video lill-ir?iel u n-nisa kollha ta’ rieda tajba madwar id-dinja biex iwettqu opri ta’ ?niena f’kull belt, f’kull djo?esi, f’kull asso?jazzjoni. Il-Papa afda din il-?idma lill-Aid to the Church in Need li hi ta’ g?ajnuna fit-twettiq ta’ opri ta’ ?niena madwar id-dinja kollha. G?alhekk il-Papa [...]
MYANMAR - Persecution has strengthened the Church Myanmar’s first cardinal, Charles Bo, thanked the Christians of the West for helping to bring democracy to his country. “Having survived more than half a century of Calvary, Burma is now entering a time of hope” he said. The Archbishop of Rangoon recalled the persecution [...]