HAITI - Pope offers prayer and support for hurricane victims Pope Francis has sent a telegram expressing his “deep sympathy in these painful circumstances” and assuring his prayer and spiritual closeness to all those affected by hurricane Matthew, particularly in Haiti.“Learning of the devastation wrought by hurricane Matthew, which has caused numerous [...]
NIGERIA - Kidnapped rector of Tansi seminary released Fr Emmanuel Dim, rector of the Tansi Major Seminary in Onitsha Anambra State, who was kidnapped has now been released. News of Fr Dim’s release was published in the evening edition of the 'Daily Trust' and also appeared on the website 'The Seismograph'. [...]
Plans for Christian repopulation of Nineveh post-Daesh (ISIS) “The Church is making a strong case to re-claim its place in a region where – until 2014 – there had been an unbroken Christian presence stretching back almost to the start of Christianity” – Neville Kyrke-Smith If Mosul is recaptured from Daesh [...]
SYRIA - More than one million children sign appeal for peace For the past few days, children at more than 2000 schools all over Syria have been drawing and writing messages to the political decision makers of the European Union and United Nations under the motto “Peace for Children”. More than one [...]
AZERBAIJAN – Highlights of Pope's visit Pope Francis visited Azerbaijan as the last stop of his three-day trip. This was the first time the Pope ever travelled to a majority Shi’ite nation. There are only about 600-700, Roman Catholics in Azerbaijan, only 200 of whom have citizenship.After landing at the Heydar [...]
GEORGIA - Highlights of Pope's visit Pope Francis arrived shortly after 3 p.m. local time in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, after a four-hour flight for the first stage of his Sept. 30-Oct. 2 visit to the Caucasus. The visit theme is “Pax vobis” and the trip focussed on peace, ecumenism, and interreligious [...]
First country to create new office specifically to deal with Christian persecution Hungary is the first country to establish a special government office on persecution of Christians. The new department has a 3 million euro budget and will address both persecution of Christians in the Middle East and the subtle forms [...]