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As fighting rages in Sudan, priests stay with their flocks
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"“I want to stay until the last minute, I do not want to leave the people here alone. A lot of our Catholics came [to ...
‘Without Christians there will be no peace in Lebanon’
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In 2019, most Lebanese dioceses saw their money in the banking system vanish overnight, making it difficult for them to afford to pay for the ...
Democratic Republic of Congo: A priest in prison
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The drastic lack of resources is evident as soon as one sees the overcrowded cells, which have neither electric light nor windows. More than 300 ...
In Burkina Faso, “evil will not have the last word”
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The threat is omnipresent, to the extent that “on Sundays and feast days the churches have to be guarded by police, military or volunteers so ...
Iceland: Sister Selestina drives hours to meet Catholics
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“I have seen so many Catholics fall away from the Church due to lack of personal contact. We must go out to meet them."
In Syria, successors of kidnapped bishops live in hope
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They were travelling together April 22, 2013, when their vehicle was stopped by suspected islamist militants. Their driver, a Syriac Orthodox deacon, was shot and ...
Sudan: ‘We can’t leave the house, and there is lack of water, electricity and food’
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"During the call I could hear the shooting in the background. He says that the streets are empty, like in a ghost town: there are ...
Venezuela: Despite difficulties, the Church is alive and joyful
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"A public health or education worker, for instance, makes around $6 or $12 per month, but the average cost of living for a family of ...
Pakistan: Abduction of Christian girls increases
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There are laws against child marriages and forced marriages, but they are not implemented: "One reason is that all this happens mainly to Christians and ...
The faithful in Ukraine wish for peace
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"I kept asking myself why are the Ukrainians being killed by their neighbors? Why destroy their lives forever?"