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DRC security forces accused of killings in more than 130 attacks on Catholic churches
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"There was a Mass at Kinshasa Cathedral to memorialize at least four people killed on Dec. 31 [2017]. After this Mass, the army and police ...
In Cairo, blood flows again at Coptic church
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"Despite the pain inside my heart—I miss my mother desperately—I am happy because she is a martyr and I don’t feel afraid of the terrorists ...
In the Philippines, a bishop finds his cathedral destroyed, but keeps hope
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The bishop expressed his determination that his priority, rather than the rebuilding of the cathedral, was to ensure the return of the Christian population that ...
Pope Francis goes to Chile as a messenger of peace for society as a whole
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“For a country that has been painfully hit by the legalization of abortion, the papal visit brings renewed hope to the lives of Christians."
Democratic Republic of the Congo: ‘Church in firing line’
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"The Church is certainly the most credible institution in the country and consequently finds herself in the line of fire. But it is necessary, because ...
Catholic minority in Bosnia Herzegovina suffers heavy discrimination
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"There is reason to be seriously concerned for the future. If there were no more Croats left there, then there would also be no more ...
In Cairo, a Christmas season tinged with sorrow
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“He was still alive and, looking me in the eyes, he told me to take care of my younger sister and brother; and he gave ...
Despite uncertainty, Christians in Iraq, Syria are urged to ‘keep Bethlehem in their hearts’
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“Everyone who is helping to rebuild there is investing their personal courage and vision for the future. That is the foundation for rebuilding relations between ...
Jihadists attack church in Pakistan, but authorities prevent mass killing
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“We need your prayers, not just at Christmas time, but all year round because the risk is always there.”
Post-ISIS, the first Catholic Church is re-consecrated on Nineveh Plains
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"ISIS thought they could eliminate us, and yet it is ISIS that has disappeared and we have returned to Telleskuf."