Pope says Christians in the Middle East “are true Christians”

In the general audience Pope Francis especially mentioned those who suffer injustice and persecution for their faith in …

The Marshall Plan to rebuild Nineveh: $250 million for the Christians of Iraq

  Aid to the Church in Need and the Christian churches of the country to lead the project. There is complete devast…

Cristóbal, the child born from his mother’s refusal to renounce Christianity

Rebeca Bitrus spent two years abducted by Boko Haram terrorists. While she knew that being Christian would mean greater trouble, there was no point wh…

Expert names the biggest problem facing persecuted Christians today: silence

It has been more than three years since 276 school girls and boys were kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria. While many of…

Priest abducted in the Philippines is released

Fr. Chito Suganob, vicar general of the prelature of Marawi, Philippines, was abducted for the last four months by Maute terrorists. It is a terrorist…

A Boko Haram soldier repents of his crimes against Christians

“I realized that what I was doing was hellish. We were killing, stealing, taking people away from their belongings…

Strangers to sisters: the story of Basma and Tatiana

They met by chance leaving their children’s elementary school. Tatiana had noticed that Basma was always alone, so…

Priest freed after 18 months of abduction: “I thanked God for each new day of life”

Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil recounted his 18 months of hell. Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil is now free after 18 months of abduction in Yemen…

Asia Bibi: now marks 3,000 days in jail

In June 2009, Asia Bibi was accused of blaspheming against the prophet Muhammad by some of her neighbors in the town whe…

Egyptian Coptic Bishop: “Forgiving those who attack us makes us stronger.”

Egyptians have been the most recent victims of atrocious attacks. These Egyptians have been the most recent victims of a…

Nearly 3,000 Iraqi Christian families have been repatriated since liberation of Nineveh

Nearly 3,000 Christian families have been repatriated since Iraqi forces liberated Nineveh from the Islamic State terror…

Father Tom Uzhunnalil freed after being held captive for 18 months

Indian priest Tom Uzhunnalil has been freed after being held captive for almost 18 months by a guerrilla group in Yemen.…

Christians and Muslims together in WYD Asia

More than 2,000 young people from 22 different countries have participated in the Asian WYD, which took place in Indones…

Catholic Patriarchs of the East: Hoping Against All Hope

At the end of the annual session of the Eastern Catholic Patriarch Council last August in Dimane (northern Lebanon), the…

Mar Behnam Monastery Begins Restoration

The Brotherhood with Iraq has begun restoring the Mar Behnam Monastery, destroyed by Daesh in 2015. Located near the cit…

“We must learn from the strength, faith and forgiveness of persecuted Christians”

The #StandTogether project was presented at the Rimini Meeting in Italy. Forgiveness, hope, and strength are some of the…

“Christian rebirth must start here,” says Bishop Jeanbart

Monsignor Jean-Clément Jeanbart, archbishop of Aleppo, believes that the revival of the Christian faith must begin in th…

The children of Aleppo

This summer, the parish of St. Francis in Aleppo has hosted 856 children, between ages 4 and 15, from all religious deno…

Syrian Christian refugee welcomed in Vatican parish: “God has always been by my side”

“We met Pope Francis and he asked us to pray for him,” he says. On September 6, 2015, Pope Francis made this…

Two Christian refugees marry in Erbil

Valentina is the oldest of five children in a Christian family. When she arrived in Baghdad as a refugee, the parish pri…