“Religion is for God and the dispensary is for everyone” – Catholic-run clinic helps refugees in Beirut “Religion is for God and the dispensary is for everyone” – that is the motto displayed at the entrance to St. Anthony’s medical dispensary in Beirut , run by the Good Shepherd Sisters. Dr. Hadi Jaklh, a...
CAMEROON Support for the life and ministry of religious Sisters The Sisters of Divine Providence have been working in Cameroon since 1999. In 2002 they also established a house in the diocese of Mbalmayo, in the centre of the country. They are now living and working here, in the mission station of Ayos. They...
ERITREA – Strict Government control makes it difficult for Church to train priests A United Nations report shows that the government in Asmara, the Eritrean capital, is responsible for grave violations of human rights. Many people are currently detained and subject to forced labour, while countless others are subject to strict supervision and control....
ETHIOPIA – More than 10.2 million people threatened by famine Aid to the Church in Need grants 460,000 euros in emergency aid to famine victims In an interview with the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the deputy secretary general of the Ethiopian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Father Haile Gabriel Meleku,...
South Korean Catholic priests invited to hold annual services in North Korea The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK) announced they will be making annual visits to North Korea at the end of a historic four-day trip across the border. 17 representatives from the Catholic Church in South Korea, including CBCK president Archbishop Hyginus...
“If you don’t serve others, you have no reason to be alive!” – Pope Francis “Whoever serves and gives, seems like a failure in the eyes of the world. In reality, it is exactly in giving their life that they find it” said Pope Francis during a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for all...
Starved into submission Rebels as well as Government are denying food aid, says charity projects chief Entire communities at risk of starvation as aid convoys are denied access Food has become “the most deadly weapon of war” in Syria, according to a leading Catholic charity’s Middle East projects coordinator, who says both government and...
Pastor Saeed Abedini released from prison after three years After spending more than three years in prison on account of his Christian faith, Pastor Saeed Abedini was released by the Iranian authorities last Saturday, along with three other detained Americans: Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian; former Marine Amir Hekmati and Nosratollah Khosavi-Roodsar. This was...
Are Christian refugees worse off than Muslim refugees? Fr Khalil Jaar, who is currently looking after 400 displaced Christian families at his parish in Jordan, believes that Christian refugees are in a far worse position than Muslim refugees. He warned that Christian refugees from Iraq and Syria are not only being being actively “eliminated”...
‘Witch Hunt’ against churches persists even after Pope’s visit Following the 1959 Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro’s rise in power, construction of churches in Cuba had been severely limited and a large number of Catholic priests were jailed or exiled. However, as relations with both the Vatican and the U.S. improved, there was hope...
