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Oula and Philip, from Aleppo, Syria, are engaged and want to get married. They have suffered the tra…
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Risking his life,Muslim writer Noor Lucman hid dozens of Christian workers in his house in Marawi, P…
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What are the conditions for refugees in the Middle East?
Following a visit by a Vatican delegation to some refugee camps in the Middle East and Greece, a report (available onlin…
Orissa, India: 19 confirmations and 3 first communions
The Church of Orissa in India is in luck. Last Sunday they celebrated 19 new confirmations and 3 first communions. The a…
Some the Bible, others the Quran… Together they pray in a center for elders in Lebanon
“Christians and Muslims cannot live without each other,” says one old woman. These are senior citizens of the villages of Kefraya in Leban…
Christina, a 6-year-old girl released from Daesh
This little girl is the hope of Nineveh. Her name is Christina and she has been released from the captivity of Daesh ter…
“Under Caesar’s Sword” Report: In Response to Persecution
A working group from the University of Notre Dame (United States) has published the first systematic study on the response of Christians in the world …
Hope returns to Malula, a Christian town where Aramaic is still spoken
Near Damascus lies Malula, a small Christian-majority town where Aramaic, Jesus’ language, is still spoken. After …
The Iraqi monastery that Muslims helped rebuild
In Mosul, one of the many churches damaged by the arrival of the Daesh terrorist group was the Monastery of St. George, …
Iraqi martyr’s last words: We cannot close the house of God
He was a priest in Iraq, shot down for his faith by terrorists and now Fr. Ragheed Ganni’s heroic story is being t…
An act of faith to confront pain
Bishop Abou Khazen, Catholic Bishop and Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo, emphasizes in an interview with the Custody of the Ho…
How can Christians rebuild Syria?
Christians are the hope of Syria. Orthodox and Catholic churches have played a key role in providing humanitarian aid si…
Prayer campaign to free Catholic hostages in the Philippines
On May 24, a Philippine terrorist group kidnapped a priest and 15 worshipers in the city of Marawi (Philippines). Given …
Radio Maria is now in Arabic, the radio for persecuted Christians
It is called “Radio Mariam” and it was concieved after the idea was presented to Pope Francis. It was at thi…
Middle East, the place to defend and promote religious freedom
The reality of discrimination and persecution in the Middle East it is far more complicated than what is read daily in a…
The crucifix that survived destruction by the Daesh
Iraqi Archbishop Bashar Warda and Cardinal Vincent Nichols met at the Archbishop’s House in London to bless a cruc…
A small light for Laos, Southeast Asia’s most persecuted Church
Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, an Apostolic Vicar of Laos, will be the country’s first cardinal. Pope Francis wa…
“When fellow Christians suffer, we suffer too”
During the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians, Cardinal Donald Wuerl and other leaders, such as US Vice Pr…
The nun and the Imam who work together for Lebanon’s most vulnerable
One of the Order of Malta’s centers run by nuns that assists Syrian refugees. They are a nun and a sheikh. They ea…
Manuscripts saved from ISIS control
It was the beginning of August 2016 when ISIS was about to reach Qaraqosh in Iraq, when Dominican Fr. Najeeb felt that i…
33 days of cycling ‘pilgrimage’ to help persecuted Christians
Robert de Berry, a retired Anglican Vicar has started, together with two other people, a 33-days cycling ‘pilgrima…
Faith in Christ is stronger than their temptation to emigrate
Two young Christian families from Aleppo explain that despite uncertainties, sufferings and difficult situations, they m…
Some the Bible, others the Quran… Together they pray in a center for elders in Lebanon
“Christians and Muslims cannot live without each other,” says o…
Iraqi martyr’s last words: We cannot close the house of God
He was a priest in Iraq, shot down for his faith by terrorists and now Fr. …
The nun and the Imam who work together for Lebanon’s most vulnerable
One of the Order of Malta’s centers run by nuns that assists Syrian r…
