PAPUA NEW GUINEA Priest dedicates his life to the poorest remote communities In the deep Melanesian jungles, a native Papua New Guinea Catholic priest walks miles through the deep thick forests. He scales the country’s steep mountainous terrain to reach his remote flock and serve in the poorest parishes every weekend.“These [...]

PAKISTAN - Christians united in prayer and deeds The Week for the Unity of Christians in Pakistan ended with an ecumenical prayer vigil where Christian of different denominations gathered to pray, reflect and share experiences. The four main Christian communities in the country are: the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church (known [...]

IRAQ - Inhabitants of Qaraqosh assess damage after IS occupation  “I don’t understand how people can harm each other so much,” sighs security guard Louis Petrus. Today, Louis has returned to his hometown for the first time: the Christian city of Qaraqosh, near Mosul, which he had to flee on 6 [...]

SYRIA - Aleppo  sporadic fighting still going on despite ceasefire  Aleppo is still far from peaceful after its costly liberation: despite the agreed ceasefire between Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria, sporadic gunfire continues in the beleaguered  city. The director of the German branch of the Catholic charity " Aid to the [...]

INDIA  - The Church in India a shining light for all to see India is a country of more than 1.2 billion people, with Christians accounting for only some 3 percent of the population, including close to 19 million Catholics. Despite its relatively small size, the Indian Church has a disproportionate [...]

Is political correctness stopping Governments helping Middle East Christians? A long term reluctance to intervene by governments of the US, EU and other western powers has made the plight of Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq and Syria even worse. The latest Report produced by an alliance of 15 charities [...]

HOLY LAND“We must never become accustomed to the Occupation” Bishop Declan Lang of Clifton, chair of the Holy Land Co-ordination, has issued a joint statement about the West Bank Occupation with the other 11 bishops from Europe, North America and South Africa who make up the  Co-0rdination. The statement marked the [...]

Pope Francis meets Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas Last week Pope Frances met with Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, at the Vatican. The cordial discussion evoked the existing good relations between the Holy See and Palestine, “sealed by the Global Agreement of 2015, which regards essential aspects of the life and activity of [...]