DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - “A death struggle forgotten by the world” The wave of violence that is currently tearing apart the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to affect the Church as well. However, there is still hope for peace. Representatives of the recently attacked seminary of Malole ask [...]
IRAQ - Christians celebrate Easter and hope to return home Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday at Mar Gewargis (St George) Chaldean Catholic church in Tel Esqof, north of Mosul, to celebrate Easter there for the first time since 2014. The church's windows were destroyed by IS buta [...]
Send a Christmas present to a child in Syria Christmas is fast approaching and everyone is busy buying presents for their loved ones. Gift giving is about spreading joy, and this Christmas Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) is inviting families in Malta to send a Christmas present to [...]
ISRAEL - Newly restored tomb of Jesus rededicated The tomb believed to be that of Jesus has just been restored in a multi-million dollar renovation. The shrine needed urgent attention after years of exposure to the candle smoke, water and humidity due to condensation from the breath of visitors. [...]
IRAQ - Holy Week multi-faith Peace March from Erbil to Alqosh During Holy Week the Chaldean Patriarchate of Babylon held a 140 kilometer Peace March "open to Christians and Muslims", to ask for the gift of peace and an end to all violence in the Middle East. The route [...]
DR CONGO - Fresh attacks on church property and clergy Violence has erupted again in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ravaged by fighting between army troops and followers of traditional chief Kamuina Nsapu. Fresh attacks on Catholic church buildings were reported from the Kasai region. Militiamen attacked the town [...]
NIGERIA - ACN delegation visits the dioceses most seriously affected by Boko Haram 14 members of the pontifical foundation ACN, including some national directors and members of the communications departments of various of its national offices, travelled to the states of Borno, Jos and Kaduna, in the North of [...]
JERUSALEM - Chapel of the Crucifixion regains its splendour The Custody of the Holy Land has also finished the restoration of the interior decoration of the chapel of the Crucifixion, located in the Holy Sepulchre. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a church in the Christian Quarter of the [...]
EGYPT - State of emergency declared after deadly attacks on churches Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency after the worst terrorist attack on civilians under his rule that left at least 44 dead raised fears that Islamic State was planning to launch more assaults on major [...]
CZECH REPUBLIC -“ A life under the sign of the cross” On 25 March Cardinal Miroslav Vlk was laid to rest in the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. Thousands of people paid their last respects to a shepherd whom the Communists would have liked to silence. Just a few [...]