The Voice of the suffering and persecuted
Seoul’s cardinal announces the consecration of Pyongyang to Our Lady of Fatima
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“North Korea is widely considered the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian.” The profession of Christianity, which is seen as “Western,” is “severely punished” in the country.
Turkey: nationalism, not religion, drives the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque
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"Ayasofya is a nationalist question. The return serves no purpose from a cultural point of view since Istanbulites have far more mosques than they need, many of them huge and magnificent."
Gravely damaged in war, Cathedral of St. Elijah in Aleppo rises from the ashes
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"It sends a message to the parishioners and Christians in Aleppo—and the world—that we are still in this country despite our dwindling numbers. The restoration of the cathedral is proof of this."
Bishop: ‘the plagues of Egypt are nothing compared to what Venezuela is going through’
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"I met a seminarian who was crying. His parents had been laid off. They have nothing to live on and they can't send their son anything. We are living on God’s providence.”
Plight of poorest Christian families in Damascus is worsening
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“The worsening plight of the people has forced me to get involved in the social sphere in order to help the poor and the suffering."
Pakistani Catholic girl rAPED AND pREGNANT AFTER FORCED CONVERSION TO ISLAM
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"The court has delayed and continues to delay justice on behalf of Huma, solely because she is an underage Christian girl."
EU to reinstate Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion at crucial time
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“The stakes were very high, with many human rights under threat since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, and particularly religious freedom curtailed in many countries."
Msgr. Andrzej Halemba, a ‘Good Samaritan of today,’ retires
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"His faith, his courage, his organizational ability, his good humor, his language skills and his professionalism—these qualities and many more he has harnessed for the good of persecuted faithful."
Held by Boko Haram: ‘Leah Sharibu must have been raped and forced to convert’
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“Again, it is forced conversion and it cannot stand. We need to continue to work and to pray for Leah to be set free. Let us pray also for her family."
EU sounds alarm: danger of Mozambique becoming a new base for ISIS
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He added that the European Union should consider taking action by helping the government of Mozambique.