The Voice of the suffering and persecuted
Aid for Catholic schools stems Christian exodus from Lebanon
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“These schools are very important because they maintain the Christian presence, they keep the families in the villages and provide employment for teachers, and non-academic staff.”
Victims of Easter bombings in Sri Lanka call on Pope for help
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"At first the responsibility was laid at the feet of the Islamic community, but now there are elements that point to a political plot, with connections between certain political groups and the extremists who set off the bombs.”
Resurrection Day on Iraq’s Nineveh Plains
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The extremists sprayed anti-Christian graffiti on the walls of the nearby Chapel of the Immaculate Conception.The slogans, some in German, read: “O, you [expletive] slaves of the Cross, we will kill you all… You dirty people, you do not belong here.”
Nigerian man joins the priesthood, loses family and friends
April 22, 2022
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“My coming to the seminary led some of my relatives to shun us. I can remember one of them saying to my father that if anything happened to any of us, we should not call him.”
A priest in Kyiv: fulfilling his mission in wartime
April 20, 2022
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He tries to convey to the faithful – and to the soldiers – that there is nothing sacred about anger, nothing good, and reminds them that Christ forgave those who killed him “for they know not what they do,” while Our Lady prayed in silence.
Ukraine: breaking contemplative silence to host refugees
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The nuns estimate that to date more than 500 people have passed through their monastery. “Currently the monastery mostly hosts those who do not plan to go abroad, and some of them don’t have a home to return to either. Now we have 75 people here.
World Day of Prayer for Vocations—the view from Ukraine
April 13, 2022
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"Now the situation is quite tough, this is a very difficult time, a time of darkness."
Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka–unanswered questions
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"My suspicions came up immediately after the attack, because I felt that a ragtag band of youngsters could not have carried out this kind of very professional thing."
Aid to the Church in Need begins second phase of Ukraine aid
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“The world has responded with generosity to the plight of the Ukrainian people. Many donations are reaching the bordering countries, but there is now a need for vehicles to transport the goods to those who need them in the country, often in locations that have been heavily damaged, or are still under threat."
sisters in Burundi are ‘mothers’ of reconciliation
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"Some people gather well before Mass on Sunday, and many others stay on after Mass to spend time with the sisters and the other families."