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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Brooklyn Diocese lends support to Christians in the Middle East
July 13, 2018 05/29/15 “Christians in Iraq and Syria, in particular, have been threatened with extinction and need all the help they can get.” -
‘It is not possible to imagine a Middle East without Christians’
July 9, 2018 05/29/15 "To hear these Christians forgiving and praying for those who persecuted them is a testimony to the action of the Lord. Humanly speaking, it is extremely difficult to forgive someone who has driven you out of your home, who has caused you to lose everything or murdered one of your loved ones.” -
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?”
The Suffering Church
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In North Korea, despite hostile regime, the faith clings to life
July 13, 2018 05/29/15 "The truth is that there are some genuine faithful among those North Koreans who come to Mass in Changchung Cathedral. Though attendees are mobilized by the North Korean regime, I believe that some of them are real Catholic faithful." -
Poll measures US Catholic perception of global Christian persecution
July 9, 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.." -
Donations to Aid to the Church in Need top $145M in 2017
July 6, 2018 05/29/15 "We believe that our job is primarily to support the Church in those places where it does not have the material resources to carry out its pastoral activities or where Christians are suffering from oppression, persecution and violence.” -
Nigerian prelate pleads for dialogue in wake of wave of killings
July 3, 2018 05/29/15 "But even in the midst of violence caused either by Boko Haram, militant herdsmen or yet to be identified “foreign invaders,” I believe peace is very possible as we are determined to sustain the culture of civilized conduct and peace."
