Despite her 88 years, Sister Halina does not just sit around twiddling her thumbs. She has surely earned the right to do so, after a long life of daily service on behalf of the poor. And yet she continues to this day, tirelessly visiting the sick and sewing quilts and pillowcases for newborn babies. And...
What a sharp contrast! In the last few days, we celebrated the joyous birth of the Saviour of the world. Today, we stand by as witnesses to the blood of the Holy Innocents who were slaughtered at the orders of King Herod, in the hope that by killing every born in Bethlehem at the same time...
PAKISTAN: THE CHURCH IS LEADING IN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE The President of the Pakistani Bishops’ Conference insists that interfaith dialogue is vital for peace in his country Archbishop Joseph Arshad of Islamabad-Rawalpindi is the President of the Episcopal Conference of Pakistan. But his extensive responsibilities do not prevent him from being at the same time close...
PARIS CONFERENCE: A VOICE FOR MIDDLE EASTERN CHRISTIANS “(This day) is an important moment, a turning point in the solidarity manifested between the religions and the determination to fight the extremists” These were the opening words of Patrick Karam, President of the Coordination of Eastern Christians in Danger (CREDO) when dozens of representatives of Eastern...
HOW IS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD? The world they say is a global village and it’s important not to get locked up in our own little corner and forget that we belong to a larger human family. From time to time, we need to think about other members of our human family and how...
IRAN: DID YOU KNOW? Shortly after the United States had imposed new economic sanctions on Iran, Archbishop Ramzi Garmou of Teheran, who is also president of the Iranian bishops’ conference, spoke with the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). Born in the territory now known as Iraqi Kurdistan, he has been living...
NEW BLESSEDS FOR THE CHURCH Every 8th day of May has been set aside as the Feast day for the 19 martyrs of Algeria who have just been beatified on December 8 at the Basilica of Santa de la Cruz, Oran Algeria by Cardinal Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. In a...
YEMEN: SAVE THE CHILDREN! In his Lenten message for 2018, Pope Francis reminded the world and especially Catholics not to forget that in various parts of the world, many people, especially children, feel the daily pangs of hunger. Recently, during the bridge of peace organised by Aid to the Church in Need at the Polish...
ADVENT: A MOMENT OF HOPE As Christians prepare for the coming of the newborn King at Christmas, Pope Francis has invited all to a vigilant commitment, “looking outside ourselves, expanding our minds and hearts” to the needs of others, to the many people tormented by hunger, injustice and war; to the needs of the poor,...
LEAH SHARIBU: A CANDLE IN THE DARK Leah Sharibu is a 15-year old Nigerian girl. She was abducted when Boko Haram stormed a boarding school in the town of Dapchi, Diocese of Maiduguri in north-eastern Nigeria on 19 February 2018 kidnapping 110 school girls. Within a month after their abduction, some of the girls reportedly...
