Renewed hope as vocations flourish- 35 young Carmelite brothers join seminary Ever since he was a little boy, Jean-Thierry Ebogo from Cameron had had just one dream: he wanted to become a priest, in order to be "like Jesus", nothing less. Sadly, his dream was not to be fulfilled, for this [...]
Bethlehem, Palestine/Holy Land “Jesus is the door to peace”As Bethlehem celebrated Christmas in [...]
INDIAFifteen Indian Christians arrested in church surrounded by radical Hindu mob Fifteen Christians from the parish of Jodukatte Puttur in the Indian state of Karnataka were arrested on New Year's Eve when police stormed into in their local church while they were praying. Police alleged they acted to "protect" them from a [...]
IRAN Nine Christians arrested on Christmas Day for celebrating Jesus’ birth Arrests of Christians in Iran have continued despite the historic deal reached last July with Western world leaders, which lifted economic sanctions from Iran in exchange for limits on the country's nuclear programme.Plain-clothes agents of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and [...]
Now Christmas is over .... what did it all mean? Now that the Christmas festivities are over, we should reflect on what it all meant, what we have learnt from it, if anything.W.H. Auden, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Anglo-American poet known for his wit and his leftist politics, is the author of [...]
World leaders speak out for persecuted Christians In their Christmas speeches to the world, the leaders of the UK and America have spoken out in defence of persecuted Christians and condemned terrorist groups who are responsible for so much suffering and bloodshed.United KingdomQueen Elizabeth II delivered her "most Christian message yet" [...]
Jubilee Doors of Mercy opened worldwide Bishops from around the world have been opening Holy Doors in their own dioceses after Pope Francis inaugurated the Year of Mercy on December 8th.MALTAOn 13 Dec Archbishop Charles Scicluna led a procession from the church of St Mark in Rabat to Mdina. On arrival [...]
Ban on Christmas celebrations in Brunei after sharia law is imposed The oil-rich sultanate of Brunei became the first country in South-east Asia to impose Sharia law, a move which has serious implications for people of other faiths there, particularly the 10% of Bruneians who are Christians. Human rights groups have [...]
"Christmas with no joy in their hearts" In the midst of the hell of Aleppo Sister Annie is endeavouring to give the people a merry Christmas – Aid to the Church in Need is supporting her.Christmas music, colourful balloons, lights and a Christmas tree: Sister Annie and her helpers have decorated [...]
149 Iraqi Christian refuges taken to safety in Slovakia in secret operation News has just broken that 149 Christian refugees who escaped from ISIS in Iraq are now safe and will be celebrating Christmas in Slovakia, thanks to a secret co-ordinated rescue mission led by Christian writer Johnnie Moore and by [...]
