MALI Kidnapped Colombian nun appears in second hostage video A Colombian nun kidnapped nearly a year ago in Mali appears in an online video released at the end of Jan in which she asks for the intervention of Pope Francis. News of this new video, lasting 4 minutes and [...]
EGYPT Christians still face discrimination against churches For decades the construction and renovation of churches in Egypt have been obstructed by complex bureaucracy, resulting in the deterioration of church buildings and a shortage of places of worship for Christians. Bishop Anba Macarius stated that in his diocese alone, which includes [...]
ALGERIA 19 murdered religious to be beatified The 19 Catholic religious assassinated in Algeria in the 1990s are on the way to be beatified by Pope Francis. The Church in Algeria wishes that the proclamation will take place in Oran, Algeria. Pope Francis received, on the 1st September 2017, [...]
“We must condemn all violence in the name of God” – Pope appeals to all religious leaders Addressing the Tackling Violence Committed in the Name of Religion conference in the Vatican, Pope Francis reiterated what he said during his April 2017 visit to Egypt: “God, the lover of life, [...]
CHINA Christians fear intimidation as new regulations are implemented this week The destruction of a Protestant megachurch in Linfen, where more than 50,000 Christians worshipped, and the demolition of a Catholic village church in Shaanxi, may foretell a deeper crisis for Christianity in China. Many Christians think the demolition of [...]
MALTA Pope sends Mgr Scicluna to examine Bishop Barros case in Chile Pope Francis has sent Maltese Archbishop Scicluna to Chile to investigate allegations against a bishop accused of covering up clergy crimes against minors there. The decision was announced yesterday by the Vatican after new information emerged about [...]
CZECH REPUBLIC Religious vocations flourish again in the former Communist country Once again, young Discalced Carmelite Sisters are living in their convent in Prague – a testimony of the Triumph of Mary‘s Immaculate Heart. After the Second World War, what was then still Czechoslovakia fell under the Communist yoke [...]
Pope calls for ‘True and real’ peace in Jerusalem Pope Francis has made a firm commitment that he “will not fail to continue to invoke God for the cause of peace, of a true and real peace” in the Middle East. The pledge was made in a letter to [...]
PHILIPPINES What's next for Marawi? Bishop sets out his priorities in wake of five-month war against extremists Bishop Edwin de la Peña believes that reconciliation is vital in Marawi, the city in southern Philippines which was devastated by a five-month siege mounted by Islamist extremists affiliated with Daesh (ISIS). [...]
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC “If nobody intervenes, there will be a massacre in Bangassou” From his place in hiding, together with other priests, Father Yovane Cox, a Chilean missionary in the Central African Republic, has contacted the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need [...]
