“They are true martyrs”
Assiut, Egypt [...]
For War-Torn Central African Republic, Papal visit will be Gift from God
Archbishop Dieudonne Nzapalainga Speaks on Situation in Homeland, Anticipation for Pope Francis' Trip Rome, March 13, 2015 (Zenit.org) Antonia von Alte | 649 hits It’s official, Pope Francis will visit the Central African Republic in November 2015, bringing a message of hope to a nation and people subject to extreme violence during almost two years [...]
Read the words of an Orthodox Bishop kidnapped in Syria nearly two years ago
Aleppo, Syria, Mar 15, 2015 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On April 22, 2013, both the Greek and Syriac Orthodox archbishops of Aleppo, Boulos Yazigi and Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, were kidnapped in Syria near the Turkish border. Their driver, Deacon Fatha' Allah Kabboud, was killed. Today, 23 months later, [...]
Twin attack on Roman Catholic Church and Christ Church in Youhanabad Lahore
Press Statement National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP), a Human Rights body of the Catholic Church wants to plead to the Government of the Punjab and the Federal government of Pakistan to take strong measure to protect the churches and religious minorities in Pakistan and strongly condemn the attacks [...]
Christians in the Middle East may be getting more International Support
By John Burger http://www.aleteia.org Posted 2015-03-15 08:28 GMT A flurry of international advocacy for Christians under siege in the Middle East has been complemented this week by intensified prayer on their behalf, as Syria marks four years of civil war and a Vatican official spoke in support of the [...]
‘Night of Witness’ għand is-Sorijiet Klarissi
L-Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) flimkien mas-Sorijiet tal-Klarissi ta’ San Ġiljan jirringrazzjaw lil dawk kollha li attendew għan-‘Night of Witness’ li ttellgħet nhar it-Tlieta, 10 ta’ Marzu 2015 ġewwa l-Kappella tal-Monasteru tagħhom. Fost kant, talb, filmati fuq il-persekuzzjoni reliġjuża fl-Iraq u Via Sagra bit-titlu “It-Triq tas-Salib ma’ ħutna [...]
The situation of innocent civilians within the conflict zones in Iraq
Date: 9.2.2015 Chaldean Patriarchate: Press statement The Chaldean Patriarchate expresses its deep concern regarding the situation of the innocent civilians within the conflict areas in the region. The so-called "organism of the Islamic State" is burning everything: human beings, stones and civilization. On the other hand, as the Iraqi [...]