Lunch uniting Christians and Muslims

“When we received the e-mail announcing the theme of the new international Caritas campaign and other NGOs on the …

Bari, ecumenical encounter with the East

On July 7, Pope Francis will be in Bari for the ecumenical reflection and prayer encounter with heads of Churches in the…

Cardinal Sako: Being named cardinal is a gift for Iraqi Muslims

“The pope has thus expressed his closeness to the Christians of Iraq, he tells them they are not forgotten,” says the patriarch. On May 20…

Card. Parolin at US Embassy symposium: Religious diversity not a threat

The Vatican Secretary of State presented the Holy See’s seven essential elements for protecting religious minoriti…

We missionaries learn from the people

Sr. Maria Laudis Gloriae is one of the three sisters from the Institute Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará who lives in Aleppo. In a video …

A school of integration

Education is the basis of a society’s reconstruction. An effective formation favors the development of a community…

Pilgrimages are essential for Holy Land

Msgr. Pizzaballa visited Rome for the presentation of Saxum, a new center in Jerusalem that helps pilgrims. Daily life h…

Christian “guardians of faith”

Iraq has been fighting the Daesh war for more than three years. According to ACNUR, 3.2 million people have been affecte…

A young witness of the faith

Meriam Ibrahim Ishag was eight months pregnant, but it wasn’t visible. Her eyes were glassy and motionless as she …

Nigerian priest: We have to pray for Boko Haram terrorists

Boko Haram sends messages and letter before its terrorizing attacks, he assures. Nigeria has cornered Boko Haram, but th…

Laos: conversions and baptisms despite oppression

Beun is an evangelist who lives in Laos. In a Buddhist context of a rural area of ​​the country, his Christian faith is …

We, Egyptian Christians, are missionaries in the homeland

“Our presence in the Middle East is important, we are a balancing force against radicalism. The proof is that I ha…

Pastor in Aleppo: In devastated Syria, we help with reconstruction

Ibrahim Alsabagh presented the pope with his new book, a sign of hope for Syria’s reconstruction. The Franciscans …

Election of Iraq’s new cardinal is a light for persecuted Christians

After Pope Francis’ announcement that Bishop Louis Raphael Sako will be named cardinal, the Patriarch said this ne…

“If men want to make war in the Holy Land, there will be war. If they want, they can also make peace”

The book, “Milk, honey and falafel,” by journalist Elisa Pinna, was presented in Rome. The United States has…

“Faith is like a virus,” Didier Rance’s theory

These are 10 testimonies of Christians who have suffered persecution: bishops, priests and clandestine lay men and women…

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 …

Muslim who chose to die alongside his Christian colleagues

In February 2015, a group of Coptic Christians were decapitated on the beaches of Sirte (Libya) by Islamic State terrori…

Testimonies of faith from Kyrgyzstan

The small Baptist congregation of Kadschysai, in Kyrgyzstan (central Asia) lost its church on January 3 due to an intent…

Training courses for Christians in Nepal

Accompanying and developing leadership in Christian communities is the goal of an ecumenical training course in Kathmand…