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Cardinal Filoni, on the Pope’s trip to Iraq: Security will be guaranteed by the citizens
The cardinal remained in Baghdad during the bombings of the second Gulf War. When the Second Gulf War began in 2003, mos…
Iraqi Christians await pope’s visit: “We will be united in prayer on our land, full of martyrs”
Fr. Steven Azabo, whose parish and hometown in the diocese of Alqosh were destroyed, recalls many Christians’ diff…
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem discusses Christmas under Covid in Bethlehem
“The community in Galilee is stronger than the community in Palestine, so they support each other with the food and the …
New campaign to give voice to women who are persecuted for their faith
The #StandTogether project is preparing a documentary with stories from around the world. Collaboration is possible thro…
Arzoo Raja, 13-year-old Pakistani Christian abducted and forced to convert and marry
On Oct. 13, Arzoo Raja, a 13-year-old Pakistani Christian, was abducted by her 44-year-old Muslim neighbor, Ali Azhar. O…
Fr. Mussie Zerai: Eritrean government closed Catholic schools and hospitals
Fr. Mussie Zerai explains how persecution and violence have forced hundreds of thousands of Eritreans to flee into neigh…
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…
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…
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…