The Christian painter from Homs

Christian painter, Farid Georges, reflects the devastating transformation suffered by Homs (Syria) in his paintings. He …

What is the difference between Eastern Orthodox Christian churches?

In 1991 the patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox Catholic churches wrote a pastoral letter in which they warned that ̶…

Christian mothers refuse to flee Syria

Hanna and Sanna are two Christian mothers in Syria. The first had no intention of leaving her city, even though she was being attacked for her faith, …

Neither the bombs nor ISIS have extinguished this Iraqi monk’s faith

Raeed, an Iraqi monk who dedicated his life to prayer in a small monastery with four other monks, faced a radical change…

Pakistani Christian: “Faith is worth preserving and defending at the cost of one’s life”

Shahid Mobeen denounces historical revenge of the radical anti-blasphemy law against minorities. It is not easy to be a Christian in Pakistan and Shah…

Children are the future of the church in Pakistan

Meeral, a 6-year-old girl, is not afraid to call herself a Christian in Pakistan. She is proud of it. At only 5 years ol…

Christian children learn to pray for those who persecute them

Maryam, an 11-year-old Tunisian girl, suffers bullying at her school because she is the only Christian in her class. She…

Muslim journalist is impressed by Christians’ capacity to forgive

On April 9, during Palm Sunday Mass, two bombings took place in churches in Egypt that killed more than 50 people and le…

Take Heart: another initiative that looks after the well-being of persecuted Christians

Mission Take Heart strives to be a support for local leaders in Iraq, Egypt and Syria who currently serve persecuted Chr…

Mosul priest: What we have seen is very hard, but families are keeping the faith

Fr. Al-Sabbagh’s parish in Mosul is still standing, despite heavy fighting. There is a miracle in the midst of Mos…

Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio, kidnapped four years ago in Syria

On July 29, 2013, Paolo Dall’Oglio, a Jesuit priest, was abducted in Raqqa, Syria. The day before, he had particip…

France pays homage to Fr. Hamel

“By assassinating Fr. Hamel at the foot of the altar, the two terrorists believed that the Catholics in France wou…

Sister in Syria: Christians in my city clung to prayer and Our Lady

Anguished Christians wondered, “How can I, as a Christian, go to the battlefield and kill?” Lebanese Sr. Joséphine…

The church and the mosque

Michael Atef Munir is a young, Coptic son of one of the victims of the May 26 attack, in which a bus carrying many worsh…

See how these volunteers help Christians in the Middle East

Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon. The NGO “SOS Chrétiens d’Orient” works in these five countries…

A gift for the Christians of Erbil from Italy

In these years of struggle, the Nineveh Plains has seen the destruction of churches, shrines and religious images. As su…

Msgr. Gallagher: Before ISIS, Christians were already second-class citizens

He participated in a meeting on religious freedom attended by politicians, diplomats and experts. The Italian government…

Why the persecution?

“When they come, don’t you worry. The Bible tells us that it is normal that we will be persecuted for our fa…

Paired camps between Syria and Italy

For the second consecutive year, this Italian oratory has wanted to share its summer with the Christians of Syria. In hi…

A young Syrian sings the Ave Maria in Nazareth

Marcel Adams, a young woman from an Assyrian Philos group, beautifully sings the Ave Mary in the Church of the Annunciat…