SIERRA LEONE – Emergency aid for flood Victims Emergency aid for flood Victims in the Archdiocese of Freetown “We remain thankful to God for the support from our own church” exclaimed 86 year old Baromi Kanu, after she received a package containing food and other essential items that was given to her by the Most...
Nigerian genocide – Bishop Doeme appeals to all Christians for help Bishop Doeme, whose diocese is in north-east Nigeria, is sending out an urgent worldwide appeal. He asks Christians everywhere to tell their international institutions to stop sitting on their hands and do something about the threat of genocide by Boko Haram, the Islamic...
Renewed hope as vocations flourish- 35 young Carmelite brothers join seminary Ever since he was a little boy, Jean-Thierry Ebogo from Cameron had had just one dream: he wanted to become a priest, in order to be “like Jesus”, nothing less. Sadly, his dream was not to be fulfilled, for this young Carmelite friar...
Bethlehem, Palestine/Holy Land “Jesus is the door to peace” As Bethlehem celebrated Christmas in difficult circumstances, the...
INDIA Fifteen Indian Christians arrested in church surrounded by radical Hindu mob Fifteen Christians from the parish of Jodukatte Puttur in the Indian state of Karnataka were arrested on New Year’s Eve when police stormed into in their local church while they were praying. Police alleged they acted to “protect” them from a radical Hindu...
IRAN Nine Christians arrested on Christmas Day for celebrating Jesus’ birth Arrests of Christians in Iran have continued despite the historic deal reached last July with Western world leaders, which lifted economic sanctions from Iran in exchange for limits on the country’s nuclear programme. Plain-clothes agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)...
Now Christmas is over …. what did it all mean? Now that the Christmas festivities are over, we should reflect on what it all meant, what we have learnt from it, if anything. W.H. Auden, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Anglo-American poet known for his wit and his leftist politics, is the author of one of...
World leaders speak out for persecuted Christians In their Christmas speeches to the world, the leaders of the UK and America have spoken out in defence of persecuted Christians and condemned terrorist groups who are responsible for so much suffering and bloodshed. United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II delivered her “most Christian message yet” during...
Jubilee Doors of Mercy opened worldwide Bishops from around the world have been opening Holy Doors in their own dioceses after Pope Francis inaugurated the Year of Mercy on December 8th. MALTA On 13 Dec Archbishop Charles Scicluna led a procession from the church of St Mark in Rabat to Mdina. On arrival at...
Ban on Christmas celebrations in Brunei after sharia law is imposed The oil-rich sultanate of Brunei became the first country in South-east Asia to impose Sharia law, a move which has serious implications for people of other faiths there, particularly the 10% of Bruneians who are Christians. Human rights groups have criticised Sultan Hassanal...
