VENEZUELA Bishops say the country is heading in a 'suicidal' direction The bishops of Venezuela issued a statement entitled “Do not be afraid, I am with you" criticising the political leadership and calling for greater respect for basic needs and human rights.The bishops' statement gives their reaction as pastors to [...]
INDIA Catholic recalls bitter memories a decade after Hindus massacred Christians ‘Life went on smoothly until 24 December 2007, when an unexpected nightmare struck the village’ It is the tenth anniversary of a horrific outburst of anti-Christian violence that, in August 2008, killed more than 100 Christians in the [...]
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NICARAGUA "The country is in crisis" - appeal from Cardinal Brenes “Please put pressure on the government, urging it to show respect for the bishops, the priests and the population.” This was the appeal issued via ACN by Cardinal Leopoldo José José Brenes Solorzano, the Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua. [...]
EGYPT Coptic MP fights for the rights of Christians Emad Gad is a Member of the Egyptian House of Representatives and a professor of political science at Cairo University. A member of the Orthodox Coptic Church, he has represented the Free Egyptians Party during several terms in Parliament. Because of [...]
NORTH KOREA "Where Hollywood movies are watched in secret" - interview with Fr Kang Ju-Seok Thanks to two historic encounters in recent months, North Korea has become headline news in the media recently. The first meeting took place on April between the respective heads of state of North Korea [...]
SYRIA Kidnapped Archbishops and priest still missing after 5 years Five years have gone by since two leading Syrian Archbishops were kidnapped in no-man's land between rebel and regime-held territory. There is still no trace of them, nothing has been heard of them since and no ransom demands were [...]
COLOMBIA So many vocations they are sending missionaries abroad! There are 91 young seminarians currently studying at the diocesan seminary of Our Lady in the diocese of Sonson-Rionegro in the south of Colombia. Evidently, it is a diocese rich invocations. In fact, from 1980, the year it was founded, [...]
PANAMA Vatican confirms Pope's visit for World Youth Day 2019 The Vatican .has confirmed that Pope Francis will be visiting Panama from January 23-27, 2019. A brief statement from Press Secretary Greg Burke said the Pope had accepted an invitation from the Panamanian government and Catholic bishops to attend [...]
