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Filipino Church calls for prayer after cathedral bombing
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“Please pray for the victims of Mount Carmel Cathedral bombing in Jolo. No words can describe the sorrow and pain that we feel. May they ...
Indonesia: Being faithful on Madura Island requires patience and courage
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"It is not easy to be Catholic on Madura Island, and I pray that my children will keep their faith. My wife and I do ...
For a Catholic single mother in Pakistan, life is very difficult
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“After my husband’s death, life became harder, more laborious. It was very difficult to raise our children without his support, so I decided to get ...
For a Catholic family in Pakistan, poverty is a bitter reality
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“Because of the good people God sent to us, I am able to participate in a pre-medical program at a college. I face religious discrimination ...
In Pakistan, ‘Christians are a community of the very poor, living in conditions of semi-slavery’
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"Our people have a very simple but very strong faith. Despite the problems of access to education and the lack of opportunities, the people are ...
Asia Bibi’s family thanks God for her acquittal from death sentence
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"May our Lord bless and protect Asia and her family and keep all our Christian brothers and sisters safe here in Pakistan.”
In Indonesia, a teenager is grateful for construction of ‘real’ church
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"Now we are building a real church, the church that we’ve been missing for 17 years."
Asia Bibi: acquittal of blasphemy charge could be close, says family
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“[The judgment] may come tomorrow. It may come after two or three days but I am sure it will be favorable.”
Pakistan Christian is thrown off roof for refusing to embrace Islam
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"In Pakistan, it is difficult to receive justice if you are a member of a religious minority. Many members of minority groups are not even ...
Indonesia: the life of a Catholic teen in an ocean of Muslims
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“I am happy to live my life as a young Catholic. Although we are a minority—with people around us who are all Muslims—we can live ...








