A young witness of the faith

Meriam Ibrahim Ishag was eight months pregnant, but it wasn’t visible. Her eyes were glassy and motionless as she …

Nigerian priest: We have to pray for Boko Haram terrorists

Boko Haram sends messages and letter before its terrorizing attacks, he assures. Nigeria has cornered Boko Haram, but th…

Laos: conversions and baptisms despite oppression

Beun is an evangelist who lives in Laos. In a Buddhist context of a rural area of ​​the country, his Christian faith is considered a foreign threat. A…

We, Egyptian Christians, are missionaries in the homeland

“Our presence in the Middle East is important, we are a balancing force against radicalism. The proof is that I ha…

Pastor in Aleppo: In devastated Syria, we help with reconstruction

Ibrahim Alsabagh presented the pope with his new book, a sign of hope for Syria’s reconstruction. The Franciscans have been in the Holy Land for…

Election of Iraq’s new cardinal is a light for persecuted Christians

After Pope Francis’ announcement that Bishop Louis Raphael Sako will be named cardinal, the Patriarch said this ne…

“If men want to make war in the Holy Land, there will be war. If they want, they can also make peace”

The book, “Milk, honey and falafel,” by journalist Elisa Pinna, was presented in Rome. The United States has…

“Faith is like a virus,” Didier Rance’s theory

These are 10 testimonies of Christians who have suffered persecution: bishops, priests and clandestine lay men and women…

Raising awareness: the key to improving situation of persecuted Christians

Today’s persecution is more intense than in any other historic period, and is continued through indifference. The …

Muslim who chose to die alongside his Christian colleagues

In February 2015, a group of Coptic Christians were decapitated on the beaches of Sirte (Libya) by Islamic State terrori…

Testimonies of faith from Kyrgyzstan

The small Baptist congregation of Kadschysai, in Kyrgyzstan (central Asia) lost its church on January 3 due to an intent…

Training courses for Christians in Nepal

Accompanying and developing leadership in Christian communities is the goal of an ecumenical training course in Kathmand…

Holy Land: Peace begins with getting along with your neighbor

Jerusalem is the city three times holy. Regardless of the time of year, or if it’s hot or cold, there’s a pr…

Suffering as path to Christian unity

Last Friday, May 11, Pope Francis welcomed a visit from Metropolitan Ratislav, the primate of the Orthodox Church of the…

Ancient Christian ruins discovered after recovering ISIS territories

In the city of Manbij (Syria), an ancient Christian shelter has been discovered from the third or fourth century, when C…

The nun that allowed herself to be kidnapped instead of another

Fifteen months ago, they kidnapped Sister Gloria, a Colombian nun from the Franciscan order who was living in Mali. When…

Young Caritas Polish Bus initiative heads out to help Syrian Christians with pope’s blessing

This is the vehicle that transports hopes and dreams, most literally those of three Syrian exiles who escaped from their…

First Communions in Aleppo

Little by little, Christians in Aleppo are returning to normalcy. The war has given way to a difficult reconstruction pe…

Stand Together on the “Persecuted but not forgotten” show

Antonio Olivié, CEO of Rome Reports and one of the Stand Together founders, was interviewed on the “Persecuted but…

The Protestant church attended weekly by more than 10,000 people in Cairo

The Kasr El Dobara (Cairo) welcomes more than 10,000 people each week, including Protestants, Catholics and Copts. In ad…