The Voice of the suffering and persecuted​

The flat: everything is clean and tidy but furnished with only the barest necessities and there is no electricity or running water.

"In my dreams I relive the time when we were in hiding. Since the terrorists used to attack by night, we would get out of the town as soon as night began to fall and hide in the bush."

"The kids were excited when they came to pick up their rosary. Then they all, about 90, gathered on the altar to pray a decade."

"A context of extreme poverty, poor housing for many, and the irrefutable lack of basic services to live with dignity is clearly a challenge that can trump other dubious needs, such as a church."

"There are times when riches prove to be a curse. South Sudan has oil fields, but the profits do not trickle down to the people."

The construction of the Cathedral marks a big step forward in Church-state relations and is also a testimony to the ever-increasing number of Catholics in the region.

"Unlike many other Orthodox Churches, the Georgian Orthodox Church does not recognize Catholic baptisms and marriages. "

“We wonder, who cares about us and our suffering, as we are citizens among the people of this country.”

"it’s good to see the change in the children who are now playing more, running more, jumping more, and even learning Portuguese."

"The jihadists are acting in the name of religion. Everything that does not conform to their own ideology suffers as a result."