IRAQ “I want my child to grow up in Iraq” How young Christian parents found a house for themselves and their newborn child thanks to Aid to the Church in Need For some Christians in Iraq, the future is just a few weeks old. Baby Timotheus was born in mid-May. “It is my...
VENEZUELA Bishops say the country is heading in a ‘suicidal’ direction The bishops of Venezuela issued a statement entitled “Do not be afraid, I am with you” criticising the political leadership and calling for greater respect for basic needs and human rights.The bishops’ statement gives their reaction as pastors to the political and humanitarian crisis...
INDIA Catholic recalls bitter memories a decade after Hindus massacred Christians ‘Life went on smoothly until 24 December 2007, when an unexpected nightmare struck the village’ It is the tenth anniversary of a horrific outburst of anti-Christian violence that, in August 2008, killed more than 100 Christians in the Kandhamal district of India’s Odisha...
NICARAGUA “The country is in crisis” – appeal from Cardinal Brenes “Please put pressure on the government, urging it to show respect for the bishops, the priests and the population.” This was the appeal issued via ACN by Cardinal Leopoldo José José Brenes Solorzano, the Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua. The Cardinal also spoke about...
EGYPT Coptic MP fights for the rights of Christians Emad Gad is a Member of the Egyptian House of Representatives and a professor of political science at Cairo University. A member of the Orthodox Coptic Church, he has represented the Free Egyptians Party during several terms in Parliament. Because of his defence of the rights...
NORTH KOREA “Where Hollywood movies are watched in secret” – interview with Fr Kang Ju-Seok Thanks to two historic encounters in recent months, North Korea has become headline news in the media recently. The first meeting took place on April between the respective heads of state of North Korea and South Korea with a...
SYRIA Kidnapped Archbishops and priest still missing after 5 years Five years have gone by since two leading Syrian Archbishops were kidnapped in no-man’s land between rebel and regime-held territory. There is still no trace of them, nothing has been heard of them since and no ransom demands were ever made. The questions of...
COLOMBIA So many vocations they are sending missionaries abroad! There are 91 young seminarians currently studying at the diocesan seminary of Our Lady in the diocese of Sonson-Rionegro in the south of Colombia. Evidently, it is a diocese rich invocations. In fact, from 1980, the year it was founded, to the present day, the...
PANAMA Vatican confirms Pope’s visit for World Youth Day 2019 The Vatican .has confirmed that Pope Francis will be visiting Panama from January 23-27, 2019. A brief statement from Press Secretary Greg Burke said the Pope had accepted an invitation from the Panamanian government and Catholic bishops to attend World Youth Day 2019 during...
INDIA 50,000 sign petition for the release of 7 innocent Christians imprisoned for 10 years An online signature campaign demanding the release of seven innocent Christians who have been in prison since 2008 has collected over 50,000 signatures. Each online signature generates three automatic e-mails to the President of the Supreme Court of India, the...
