By Maria Lozano “Please, come to help!” Those were the words that led Sister Caterina Gasparatto to set out from 21st-century Italy and go back in time to the Stone Age – or more precisely to the diocese of Bereina in the central province of Papua New Guinea. So it [...]
Aleppo, Syria 15.05.2015 Heavy battles are expected – a religious sister reports on the situation of Christians in Aleppo Königstein/Aleppo, 15.05.2015. "Pray for Aleppo. People are fearful as never before in recent years." With these heartrending words the Armenian Catholic religious Sister Annie Demerjian appealed on Wednesday to the [...]
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Bosnia 12.05.2015 years after the end of the civil war here, the young people of the country in particular are looking forward to the visit of the Pope "Bosnia? What was all that about, then?" Many people are surprised to hear that Pope Francis is due to pay the Bosnian [...]
Jerusalem, Holy Land 13.05.2015 On Sunday Pope Francis will canonise two Palestinians. Jerusalem's Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali regards them as intercessors for the World Church. Jerusalem/Königstein, 13.05.2015. "The canonisation of the Palestinian Blessed Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Blessed Mariam Baouardi on [...]
Father George Odafe from the Archdiocese of Kaduna is one of the many priests that you are supporting in northern Nigeria. He visited our UK Office last month and was keen to express his heartfelt thanks to you, the benefactors of ACN. He said: “Aid to the Church in Need [...]
NIGERIA Monday, 11th May 2015 Maiduguri diocese assesses extent of Boko Haram suffering “Our faith has been purified through persecution”, says priest More than 5,000 Catholics in north-east Nigeria have been killed and at least 100,000 have been displaced, according to a fresh report which highlights the scale of [...]
Posted: 04/20/2015 1:05 pm EDT Updated: 04/20/2015 2:59 pm EDT Religious persecution did not end with Nero and the Roman Empire. In fact, punishment of and hostility toward people of faith is increasing. The group Open Doors recently released its latest World Watch List, warning: "This year, the threshold was higher for a [...]
