“I often think about persecuted peoples: the Rohingya, the poor Uighurs, the Yazidi.” For the first …
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Fr. Mussie Zerai explains how persecution and violence have forced hundreds of thousands of Eritrean…
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“We are citizens of Pakistan and then we are a religious minority”
Fides Agency reports on the words of Cardinal Coutts, Archbishop of Karachi, during a meeting organized by the “Ju…
The Episcopal Conference of Mozambique asks for peace for Cabo Delgado
«I leave you my peace, I give you my peace». The document issued by the Plenary Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of …
The Catholic Patriarchs of Lebanon express solidarity with their Armenian brothers
The presidency of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon, which met on Thursday 12 November, expressed its closeness to the “…
Two hundred Christian families return to Mosul
Agenzia Fides reports the news of the return of about two hundred Christian families to Mosul, in the Nineveh plain. The…
Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli met with Pope Francis
Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli, a missionary set free this past Oct. 8 after two years in captivity in Niger and Mali, met with Pope Francis on Nov. 9. In an …
Priests opens bakery in Syria to give young people work and a future
He will employ dozens of people and sells bread at a low price to about 10,000 families. You’re witnessing a small…
Cardinal Christian Tumi set free
Card. Christian Tumi was freed on Nov. 6. Archbishop emeritus of the city of Douala, in southwest Cameroon, he was kidna…
Christians must return to Mosul
In Mosul, young people, mostly Muslim, are collaborating on an initiative spearheaded by the NGO “Sawaed Mosuliya” to re…
Human trafficking survivor: We think it can never happen to us
Blessing Okoeyedon says religious persecution in Nigeria makes it easier for traffickers to ensnare internally displaced…
The pope is close to the Chilean people
“I would like to transmit to all the Chilean people, not only Catholics, the solidarity of the Holy Father, who is so cl…
Four Bangladeshi Catholics receive papal award
AsiaNews reports that the “Pro Ecclesia et Pontificie,” award, the highest honor a pope can bestow upon a Catholic, has …
Persecuted Christians tell their stories in Rome
Guest speakers included a human trafficking survivor from Nigeria, an Eritrean priest and an Iraqi priest. At the Spanis…
Archbishop of Lagos asks for clarification on police violence against Nigerian people
Agenzia Fides reports that Msgr. Alfred Adewale Martins, archbishop of Lagos, released a statement asking Nigerian autho…
All brothers, even the enemies
“That of the pope becomes a prophetic voice in a dark world: the same imam of al-Azhar said so, that this encyclic…
Pakistan: Sawan Masih acquitted of blasphemy after six years on death row
Sawan Masih was acquitted of the blasphemy charges. The report of the Lahore (Pakistan) High Court decision is the Asia …
Affordable housing offered to Christians to keep them from abandoning Holy Land
Fr. Ramzi Sidawi, the General Administrator of the Custody of the Holy Land, says “the future for Christians is the same…
Mike Pompeo recalls Beijing’s measures against Catholics
Cardinal Parolin says a small step forward in the dialogue with China is also a step toward religious freedom. The head …
Blessed Mother, protector of the persecuted Christians of Iraq
Christians in Iraq live in a constant struggle to be faithful to their religion and the trust in Mary is what helps them…
Dalit Christians in India persecuted first for their caste, now also for their faith
“Your neighbor won’t talk to you, visit your house—nothing,” says Dr. Tehmina Arora, director of ADF India. Indian…
Hungary and Poland fight against persecution of Christians
Officials from both sides agreed to work together to support Christians persecuted because of their beliefs. Tristan Azb…
Fr. Mussie Zerai: Eritrean government closed Catholic schools and hospitals
Fr. Mussie Zerai explains how persecution and violence have forced hundreds…
Priests opens bakery in Syria to give young people work and a future
He will employ dozens of people and sells bread at a low price to about 10,…
Human trafficking survivor: We think it can never happen to us
Blessing Okoeyedon says religious persecution in Nigeria makes it easier fo…
