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In February 2015, a group of Coptic Christians were decapitated on the beaches of Sirte (Libya) by I…
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The small Baptist congregation of Kadschysai, in Kyrgyzstan (central Asia) lost its church on Januar…
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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 …
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 the kidnappers arrived at the…
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 period in which there are increa…
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…
“Eastern Christians remind us the West has completely lost its Christian identity”
Help initiatives are increasing so Christians do not disappear from the cradle of Christianity. As an example, the human…
Helping people regardless of their faith
Khushbakht Peters works in the “Mission Hospital” of Peshawar, in Pakistan. For her, serving others is demon…
Married Catholic couple who fled Aleppo: “Lord, hopefully nothing else comes to harm us”
Fadi Janawi and Rim Battika are a married Catholic couple who fled Aleppo due to the war. They were afraid to return hom…
Andraws, Christian in Qaraqosh: “Please, don’t lose hope”
Christians in Qaraqosh have reasons for hope. More than two years after the Daesh invasion, they’ve been able to r…
The first Christian senator in Pakistan
Anwar Lal Dean is 62 years old and has been elected a member of the Senate of Pakistan. It’s a historic feat, as i…
“Persecuted Christians in Iraq don’t consider themselves heroes, they believe they did what they had to”
Christians from the Nineveh Plains celebrated Easter like this… in churches still burned by the Islamic State, lik…
A place to eat for Syrian refugees
In Zahlé (Lebanon), thousands of refugees from Syria eat daily at the Table of St. John the Merciful, which is run by th…
“Persecution has impelled us to follow Christ”
The Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa gained three new members April 8. They made the solemn profession o…
How do Christians of Nazareth celebrate the Annunciation?
On April 9, the Catholics in Nazareth celebrated the feast of the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel appeared to the V…
The only girl not released by Boko Haram
More than 100 girls were kidnapped in Dapchi, Nigeria, during the month of February by Boko Haram terrorists. At the end…
“Help us stay in Syria,” pleads Armenian-Catholic archbishop of Aleppo
Some parts of Syria slowly begin to rise from the ashes, as is the case of Aleppo. The war seems far from ending, though…
Rector Major of the Salesians sends a message of hope from the ruins of Aleppo
Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, is visiting Syria. From Aleppo, he sent a message to the entire S…
Christians persecuted and forgotten
The Italian diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli, along with Aid to the Church in Need and the Catholic Alliance association, has …
Humanitarian corridors: The formula to save lives during worst refugee crisis
It´s a joint initiative with the Community of Sant´Egidio, the Episcopal Co…
Coptic Catholic patriarch: In Egypt, testimony of attacked Christians inspires conversions
“The pope’s visit after the attacks proved that Pope Francis is a fri…
“To lose Lebanon is to lose the only Middle Eastern country where Christians live in peace and equality”
The nearly seven years of conflict in Syria, the forgotten war in Yemen and…
