“If you don’t stop trying to find your daughter, we will accuse you of blasphemy.” These are the threats made by the abductor, Abdul Jabbar, to the parents and the lawyer representing Huma Younas, the Christian girl he himself has abducted. Her case has been brought to the notice of [...]
AS ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS continue in Lebanon, the country’s economic crisis is worsening. Banks have imposed restrictions on withdrawals and transfers, the currency has been devalued and many people are losing jobs. Financial despair has driven at least three Lebanese to commit suicide. A growing number of Christians are contemplating emigration, [...]
“The situation in our country is very difficult. Hyperinflation has made food and other basic goods become so expensive that even if they have money, Venezuelans live in poverty.” These are the words of Ángel Colmenares, a young priest who lives in Catia La Mar, a coastal city on the [...]
Not long ago, Aleteia published a story about a couple in Brazil — Victor and Ana Paula Ribeiro — who decided to use their wedding banquet to feed 160 poor children instead of having a traditional celebration. Their story has gone viral. In Nigeria also, a young couple, Gbede Senenge [...]
The theme this Christmastime in the Diocese of Brooklyn is the color red. That was evident when Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and the faithful gathered under the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza on Dec. 5 for the annual lighting of a Christmas tree and blessing of [...]
Thursday of the first week of Advent Königstein, 5 December 2019 (Is 26:1-6; Ps 117; Mt 7:21, 24-27) The readings from today’s liturgy remind us that Advent is a time of trust, because God is coming to save us. The first reading tells us that “we have a strong city”, [...]
On December 4, 25 Christian families in India’s Karnataka state were attacked by a mob of radical Hindu nationalists while preparing a plot of land to build a simple church. According to the church’s pastor, the Christian families have also had their home water supplies cut off for almost a [...]
At last, the new edition of the New Testament in Sango, the national language of the Central African Republic, is finished and ready for distribution! Fini Mbuki – “Good News“ – is the title on the red dust cover of the newly printed books. For many years before this, the [...]
Amid deadly protests in Iraq, uprising in Lebanon and continued suffering in Syria, Catholic leaders of the Middle East called upon officials of their homelands to “ensure safety, peace, tranquillity and stability for their citizens.” Meeting in Cairo November 25-29, the Council of Catholic Patriarchs of the East addressed political, [...]
As people across the globe marked “Black Friday”, others turned up for a “Red Friday”, to express their support and solidarity for the many people especially Christians who are persecuted, sometimes even to the point of shedding their blood on account of their faith. The launch of the report, “Persecuted [...]
