Christians worldwide mark anniversary of 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS This week Christians around the world are remembering the 20 Egyptian Coptic Christians and one West African man who were beheaded by Islamic State militants a year ago. The Copts were kidnapped in separate incidents in Libya throughout December 2014 [...]
Pope uses trendy messaging app “Telegram” to broadcast Lent messages The Vatican has announced that the Pope and other clergy would be using the controversial messaging app Telegram to broadcast recordings of Gospel readings and commentary during Lent. Vatican broadcasters have ditched WhatsApp, the platform that was used last year, in [...]
Muslim leaders declare support for religious minorities in Islamic countries At a recent conference in Marrakech, a large international group of Muslim leaders adopted a Declaration defending the rights of religious minorities in predominantly Muslim countries.The Marrakech Declaration of 2016 is based on the Medina Charter, a constitutional contract between the [...]
Israel's wall in the Cremisan Valley: the hopes of the Christians of Beit Jala have again diminished The hopes of the Christians of Beit Jala, a neighbouring town to Bethlehem, have again diminished. Israel's Supreme Court has now dismissed their lawyers' most recent petitions. The aim was to force the Israeli [...]
SUDAN - Another two Christian pastors have been arrested without charges Rev. Rata and Rev. Taour have been arrested and are being held against their will in an undisclosed location by Sudan's NISS (National Intelligence and Security Service) agents. As no one has been able to communicate with them since their arrest, [...]
LEBANON - Help to care for Iraqi refugees in the country Lebanon faces huge challenges at the present time. This small country of just 4.5 million people has had to find space for no fewer than 1.1 million refugees. In fact this number includes only those refugees officially registered by the international [...]
CAR - Latest elections offer hope for peace and end to religious strife After several delays, the citizens of the Central African Republic finished voting last Sunday to elect a new democratic leadership. Two years ago the Central African Republic, which has a long record of instability, was pitched into the worst [...]
“If we hate ISIS, then they have won” Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Franciscan brothers of the Custody of the Holy Land , in an interview with Aid to the Church in Need stated that Europe must help Middle Eastern Christians remain in the region. He believes that the war in [...]
Pope and Russian Orthodox Head issue global appeal for protection of Middle East Christians Nearly 1,000 years after the split between Eastern and Western branches of Christianity in 1054, Pope Francis met Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill last Friday at an airport terminal in Cuba. This historic meeting was the first ever [...]
