The Voice of the suffering and persecuted​

"Sadly, we cannot stop the practice, and as a result many families from here, from our diocese and from Venezuela generally, are left mourning their loved ones.”

“The situation of the Christians in Lebanon is uncertain, but Jesus is always with us and nobody can throw us out from here."

"The question I must ask is who is responsible for his having to spend more than 11 years behind bars for a crime he never committed.”

"He was ready to sacrifice his life if God gave him a chance to protect others."

“I was raised an orphan; the Church was my mother. Now all of us in Syria feel like orphans.”

“The visit will not just be important for the Christians, but for all the minorities of Iraq, including the Yazidis with whom we have shared so much pain in these last years.”

"The Pope’s decision to visit is a sign of the Holy Spirit at work.”

"For being close to Christ means shouldering his cross. My son has lived that reality since the 15th minute of his life."

"Sonia’s killing demonstrates the mortal danger girls and young women—especially those from Christian and other minority backgrounds—face in situations where they are under pressure to marry and abandon their faith."

"I suffered. But the great silence was also a blessing. You find yourself experiencing an inner journey that takes you far and deep.”