Keeping the Faith Alive
Under the guidance of the Holy Father, reaching out to help
our suffering and persecuted brothers and sisters worldwide
Christians Under Siege
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In Bahrain, groundbreaking for the cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia
June 20, 2018 05/29/15 The cathedral will be a significant symbol in a region where many run great risks and some even lose their lives for practicing their faith. -
In Egypt, Coptic MP fights for the rights of Christians
June 20, 2018 05/29/15 "Egyptians have from childhood on been fed a rhetoric of hate, with the message that Christians are infidels. How do you suddenly tell people that Christians are good?” -
Bishop DiMarzio Golf Classic to Benefit Christians in the Middle East
June 20, 2018 05/29/15 This year, Aid to the Church in Need is honored to be the recipient of proceeds from Bishop DiMarzio's 23rd Annual Golf Classic. One hundred percent of all donations from this event will be used to aid our suffering and persecuted brothers and sisters in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria. -
Church fills gap in medical care for Syria’s ‘Valley of the Christians’
June 8, 2018 05/29/15 “People come to us asking for help and tell us that in other hospitals they couldn’t get treatment because they did not have enough money. We don’t simply tell them to go away; we try to help them in every way we can."
The Suffering Church
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In Philippines, a third priest is killed in six months
June 15, 2018 05/29/15 "The Church will always stand up for peace and mercy. Revenge is not in keeping with our message. Our first tool for social change is prayer. Only God can soften hardened hearts. Our second tool is to keep preaching Christ. We teach and never get tired to repeat the same message. The third response is dialogue. We dialogue with those who hate us or with all those who do not share our belief. We seek the common ground." -
Poll measures US Catholic perception of global Christian persecution
June 15, 2018 05/29/15 “What the survey reveals quite clearly is that there is a need to increase the engagement level of the US Catholic Church when it comes to global Christian persecution—both at the grassroots and leadership levels. The issue has to become a priority.." -
In Madagascar, Church faces corrupt rule, Islamization
June 15, 2018 05/29/15 "Yes, the rise of Islamism is palpable! You can see it everywhere! It is an invasion. With money from the Gulf States and from Pakistan, they ‘buy’ people. You see young men setting off to study in Saudi Arabia, and when they come back they are imams." -
Expert: In Indonesia ‘terrorism could strengthen moderate Islam’
May 30, 2018 05/29/15 "Indonesia will certainly become more Islamic; but hopefully still within the country’s existing constitutional and democratic framework. For us Christians, the task is clear: we have to build up trusting, positive relations with mainstream Indonesian Islam."
