Statement issued by the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Kaduna State, North West Nigeria PREAMBLE We, the Clergy, Religious and Laity of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, welcome you to the Cathedral of St Peter Clavers. We are here to present to the world, the pains, agony and sorrows that have befallen us in this part...
NIGERIA – Fulani terrorist groups commit Boko Haram-style massacres against Christians Between 2006 and 2014 more than 12,000 Christians have been murdered and 2,000 churches destroyed by Islamist terror groups in Nigeria. These are the figures cited by Bishop Joseph D. Bagobiri of the diocese of Kafanchan, in Kaduna State in the north of...
SOUTH SUDAN – Humanitarian groups urge action stop possible genocide U.N. special adviser on prevention of genocide Adama Dieng warned that South Sudan violence risks spiralling into genocide. “Conversations with all actors have confirmed that what began as a political conflict has transformed into what could become an outright ethnic war,” Dieng said at the...
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...
