Egypt Construction of a church in Kom Boha Kom Boha is a village of 10,000 inhabitants, situated around 40 miles (60 km) from the town of Assiut, which is the seat of the Coptic Catholic diocese of the same name. Most of the inhabitants of the village are Christians, and the majority of these...
Sadad, Syria 6 Nov. 2015 Thousands 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 refugees Thousands of Syrian Christians are fleeing after fierce...
“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 Democracy (NLD) leader Aung...
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 “Islamic State”, Christians in...
“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 and since then there...
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 take place in Paris from...
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 killed. On the last...
Bolivia A social and educational centre for members of the indigenous Tsimané people Again 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 the lowland...
Latest news from Bangui, CAR As 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 a displaced person in...
