GERMANY – Hundreds of Christian refugees sexually abused and beaten by Muslims in German camps Hundreds of Christian refugees have been sexually abused and beaten by Muslims in migrant camps across Germany, a shock new report from a coalition of Christian groups reveals. Most of the abuse took place in the deferral states of Berlin,...
SWITZERLAND – Battle for crosses in public spaces reignited A Swiss national petition is calling for Christian symbols to be preserved and replaced in public buildings, schools and public spaces. The petitioners are opposed to the fact that crosses are disappearing from school rooms and public buildings. “We want Christian symbols to be preserved...
SAUDI ARABIA – International schools banned from observing non-Islamic holidays Saudi Arabia has banned international schools from observing non-Islamic occasions such as Christmas and New Year. The ban forbids the schools from providing holidays on such occasions or changing the dates of exams because of them. The education ministry directed all schools to abide...
INDONESIA – Islamists demand removal of Christian Governor Police in Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation are deciding this week on whether to pursue a blasphemy case instigated by hardline Muslims against the Jakarta governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, nicknamed “Ahok”. Now that he has been formally named as a suspect, prosecutors will be able...
IRAQ – “We will kill you all” IS graffiti in German found in a recaptured village Various photos sent by Stephen Rasche, a solicitor of the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil, to the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), document the presence of extremists from European countries among the ISIS fighters. The...
“People will go back when Mosul is liberated” The displaced Christians in Erbil will probably not be able to return to their villages in the Nineveh Plain until summer 2017. While the military operations have broadly secured the area, snipers, mines and pockets of militants remain. Until the final liberation of Mosul it will...
Pope calls for action on climate change In a message addressed to the Moroccan minister for foreign affairs, Salaheddine Mezouar, Pope Francis said we have a “grave ethical and moral responsibility” to act on climate change “without delay.” Mezouar, chaired the 22nd meeting of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Agreement...
Congratulations Archbishop George Anthony Frendo, O.P. The National Director of Aid to the Church in Need (Malta), the staff, benefactors and friends would like to congratulate Mgr George Frendo on his consecration as Archbishop of Tirana. We pray to God and Our Lady to guide Mgr Frendo in his new mission as Archbishop of...
Democratic Republic of the Congo – ACN funds new care centre for orphans and the sick Already one of the poorest and most underdeveloped countries in the world, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been thrown still further into destitution and chaos by the continuing violence and armed conflict in the country. The lack of...
IRAQ – Archbishop Nona: “I was bishop of a diocese that no longer exists” “The diocese of Mosul is no longer, swept away when the self-proclaimed Islamic State sowed terror in the plain of Nineveh. But this diocese will come back, and so hopefully will the people,“ states Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona, who is now...
