Erbil, Iraq 01.04.2015 by Oliver Maksan Palm branches, cries of hosanna: As in the rest of the world, Palm Sunday was the start of Holy Week for Catholics in Iraq. In Malabrwan, a small Christian village in the north of the country dozens of children gathered in the Chaldean parish church holding palm and olive...
The New Exodus: Christians Flee ISIS in the Middle East BY JANINE DI GIOVANNI AND CONOR GAFFEY / MARCH 26, 2015 7:27 AM EDT SHUTTERSTOCK Before jihadists overran this mountain town in 2013, Maaloula was one of the oldest Christian communities in Syria, where Western Aramaic—the language of Jesus Christ—is still spoken. It was also a place of profound peace,...
Central African Republic Books for the formation of the young vocations in the Carmelite monastery in Bangui Father Anastasio Roggero is a living legend. This 76-year-old...
2015-03-28 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) The president of the Philippines has invited three Catholic bishops to join a council of leaders that will study the proposed peace deal with the country’s largest Moro rebel group. The three bishops include Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Cardinal Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato and Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president...
Petition for Christian woman sentenced to death shows strength of support. By John Newton A PETITION calling for the release of a Christian woman sentenced to hang for blasphemy in Pakistan has topped half a million signatures. The online petition calls for the release of mother-of-five Asia Bibi, who was condemned to death in...
” On behalf of Christians of different ethnic and cultural denominations who are facing and enduring severe trial in the Middle East, I extend my thanks to the French government for leading this humanitarian initiative, especially to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs H. E. Laurent Fabius.” Ladies and Gentlemen, As you may know, this...
