Healing a “distorted, bloodied and corrupted society” The leader of Nigeria’s Catholics has made an impassioned plea for peace and dialogue as the country faces violence, crippling economic crisis, and the threat of famine in the north-east, where militants continue to carry out attacks.The call comes at a time [...]
CONGO - A spring of water welling up in glorious Kinshasa A Contemplative community of religious Sisters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who pray for persecuted Christians will have their future ensured by a new well, after a chronic shortage of water threatened their survival. “We [...]
Orthodox and Catholics: “Saving unborn children together in the Spirit of Christ” Orthodox and Catholics in Russia are developing joint initiatives for the protection of life. In doing so, they are transforming shared beliefs into concrete programmes and responding tothe appeal made by their church leaders. The pontifical foundation [...]
SYRIA - “A Lent of tears” Marking the beginning of Lent 2017 with a pastoral letter, the leader of the Maronite Church in Damascus, Archbishop Samir Nassar, described the situation in Syria in terms of an “apocalypse … a large wasteland of ruins, pulverized buildings, burned out homes, neighborhoods turned [...]
MALAWI - Priest thanks benefactors for new vehicle which enables him to carry out pastoral work In 2017 Father Lazarus Kennedy Girevulo will be celebrating the Silver Jubilee of his ordination. When he was first ordained, almost 25 years ago, in the Cathedral of St Augustine in Mangochi, he never [...]
SYRIA - 6th anniversary of uprising Archbishop Jurkovi? appeals to international community for help ‘The unjust suffering of the innocent victims of this senseless slaughter should motivate all involved parties to engage in a serious dialogue and to work towards a future of peace and justice.’ZENIT - Photo HSMArchbishop Ivan Jurkovi?, Permanent Observer [...]
SOUTH SUDAN - Rebels kidnap eight Christian charity workers South Sudanese rebels have kidnapped eight local aid workers employed by a US charity Samaritan's Purse a military spokesman said. The aid workers were taken from a village near Mayendit, about 420 miles (680 km) northeast of the capital of Juba."The rebel [...]
SYRIA - UN investigators conclude “Both sides committed war crimes.” The U.N. Commission of Inquiry has published a report identifying war crimes committed by both sides in Syria's war. The report covers the July-December 2016 period and is based on 291 interviews with victims and witnesses, as well as analysis of forensic [...]
Vatican announces that Pope Francis will visit Colombia in September The Vatican announced this week that “Accepting the invitation of the President of the Republic and the Colombian bishops, His Holiness the Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Trip to Colombia from 6 to 11 September 2017.” Pope Francis will [...]
Congratulations Pope Francis on your 4th anniversary Four years ago today, the Cardinals in Conclave in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Successor of PeterAt the age of 77 — he was born on December 17, 1936 — he became the [...]