RUSSIA – Siberian parish finally has a proper church The city of Usolye Sibirskoye is around 55 miles (87 km) from Irkutsk in Siberia and has a population of around 85,000. In 1999 new life came to the town of Usolye Sibirskoye with the arrival of Carmelite priests to take over the Catholic parish...
CAMEROON – Emergency aid for victims, following a suicide attack by Boko Haram The diocese of Maroua-Mokolo is situated in the north of Cameroon on the frontier region with Nigeria. It continues again and again to be the victim of attacks by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram. It is of course true that the...
BANGLADESH – Catholic minority refuses to be intimidated There was great joy among the Catholics of Bangladesh when, on 9 October Pope Francis announced the name of Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario of Dhaka among the list of new cardinals in the Church. In this overwhelmingly Muslim country, Catholics make up only a tiny minority of...
IRAQ – Islamic State may be gone, but Mosul still faces a tough winter Although the victims of Islamic State, both Christian and Muslim, are relieved that the terrorist group is being driven out of the Nineveh Plain area of Northern Iraq– a home of Christianity since the 1st Century A.D., the displaced former...
“How can human lives be so casually terminated?” At major festive periods in Nigeria, the prices of animals skyrocket because they are slaughtered for social entertainment. Human life is however, sacred and cannot be sacrificed as if it were mere animal life, for pleasure or social celebration. God alone is the Lord of life...
One can never kill in God’s name” – Pope Francis Pope Francis, in an address to the diplomatic corps of all ambassadors accredited to the Holy See said he was devoting the meeting to the themes of security and peace. Francis stated clearly: ‘We are dealing with a homicidal madness which misuses God’s name...
MALTA Churches unite in praying for peace in Syria on World Peace day On 23 Dec the Archbishop’s Curia announced that Mgr Charles Scicluna would like all churches in Malta to make a special prayer for peace in Syria during Mass on 1 January 2017, Solemnity of Mary Mother of God and World Peace...
GERMANY Arson attempt on Hamburg church Worshipers at the Immanuelkirche in the Veddel district of Hamburg were shocked to discover on Christmas morning that someone had vandalised and tried to burn down their church. During the night arsonists had stacked up the furniture in an apartment adjoining the church vestibule and set it on...
INDIA Churches were warned not to celebrate Christmas As tensions escalated between Christians and Hindus last December, churches in some parts of India received a last minute warning not to celebrate Christmas. In a desperate bid to quash the violence, the regional authorities put Manipur on lockdown and banned churches from celebrating Christmas. They also...
“What is most important is getting together in person” Interview with Peter Humeniuk, head of the Russian section of Aid to the Church in Need, who was given the opportunity to talk about ACN’s works and Father Werenfried at an international conference held at the Orthodox University in Moscow. The interview was conducted by...
