Heritage of Martyrs is the reason for the strong faith found in Uganda today Commemorating Ugandan martyrsA huge crowd numbering hundreds of thousands of people gathered for an open-air Mass at the Namugongo shrines commemorating 45 Anglican and Catholic martyrs near Kampala. During the Mass, Pope Francis paid his respects to [...]
Message of peace and reconciliation amid unprecedented security measures Amid unprecedented security, Pope Francis has carried out his intention of visiting the Central African Republic as a “messenger of peace”, even though he had been strongly advised to cancel the visit by France, which has around 900 soldiers deployed in the [...]
Pope Francis sets off for Kenya at start of African tour Pope Francis flew to Kenya this week to start a three-nation African tour - his first to the continent as pontiff. "I go with joy to meet Kenyans, Ugandans and our brothers in Central Africa," he told journalists on his [...]
Uganda 20.11.2015Pope’s visit gives faith to young ChurchThe Pope’s celebration of Uganda’s martyrs will revitalise the faith of the young Church in Uganda according to a senior Christian leader. Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, Monsignor John Baptist Kauta, Secretary General of the Uganda Episcopal [...]
Islamisation of underage children - what the new laws mean On October 27 the Parliament in Iraq rejected a proposal made by Christian representatives (but also supported by parliamentarians belonging to different alliances) to amend the law according to which a child is automatically registered as a Muslim, even if only [...]
Zahlé, Lebanon 19.11.2015 Lebanese Archbishop calls on Europe to rethink the Syria conflict following the attacks in Paris In the view of the Melkite-Catholic Archbishop of Zahlé in Lebanon, the attacks which took place in Paris were only a matter of time. "We have always known that ISIS is a [...]
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SOUTH SUDAN"People are dying as we speak" Church deplores humanitarian disaster in South Sudan – tribal conflicts are displacing thousands of peopleReligious leaders of South Sudan have turned to the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need with a dramatic appeal for help. Catholic, Protestant and Islamic leaders [...]
Non-Muslim communities in Iraq protest against Islamization of their underage children before the UN mission in Erbil- Iraq Ankawa, Erbil Hundreds of members of non-Muslim communities gathered Wednesday 4 Nov before the UN mission in Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan Region (KR), Iraq protesting against a law recently passed by the National [...]
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