Sadad, Syria         6 Nov. 2015Thousands of Christians fleeing before ISIS Over the last few days, the terror militia “Islamic State” has been trying to conquer the town of Sadad – Aid to the Church in Need has pledged to help refugeesThousands of Syrian Christians are fleeing after [...]

 "Vote without Fear or Favour" The citizens of  Myanmar  (also known as Burma) eagerly await the outcome of the first openly contested national election in 25 years. The military-backed Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) has been in power since 2011. However, things may be about to change. National League for [...]

Erbil, Iraq   22 Oct. 2015“No one has to live in a tent anymore” Archbishop Warda of Erbil believes that the humanitarian situation of Christian refugees in Iraq has improved – however, it remains serious. More than a year after having fled and been driven out by the terrorist militia [...]

“Despite kidnappings we do not yield to hatred “Fr Jihad Youssef comes from community of Mar Musa, founded by Italian Jesuit Paolo Dall'Oglio.The monastery lies in Syria, 50 km from the territories that are now occupied by Islamic State. As many readers know, Father Paolo was abducted in July 2013 [...]

Catholic bishops call for action on Climate Change In response to Pope Francis' letter on the environment, the leaders of the regional bishops' conferences of US, Canada Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania and Europe have issued a joint appeal to government leaders at the U.N. Climate Change Conference, which will [...]

ALBANIA – Mgr George Frendo speaks at Global Christian Forum in Tirane On 2-4 Nov, a seminar was organized by Global Christian Forum in Tirane, Albania,  on "Discrimination, Persecution, Martyrdom". Many Christians (Catholics, Orthodox and  Protestants) attended this meeting, most of them coming from countries where Christians are being persecuted and [...]

 BoliviaA social and educational centre for members of the indigenous Tsimané peopleAgain and again Pope Francis speaks of the need to go out to the "peripheries", to the forgotten and neglected, those who have slipped from public attention. Just such a forgotten region is the apostolic vicariate of Reyes, in [...]

Latest news from Bangui, CARAs sporadic violence continues to erupt in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, there are still doubts about whether the Pope’s visit this month will go ahead. This raises concerns as the Pope is expected to play a key role in the peace process. As [...]

Fr Khalil Jaar, who in 2002 received the prestigious Robert PW Pierce Award for Christian Services and Reconciliation, arrived in Malta on 22 Oct for a programme of events to promote the launch of the Persecuted and Forgotten? Report.Launch of Persecuted and Forgotten?       Fr Jaar was the key speaker at the [...]