That we know of, Christians under arrest because of their faith number around 150 in Eritrea. The first 70 were arrested on 23 June in Keren.Almost 2 months later, on August 18th, 80 more were arrested in Godayef, and taken to a nearby police station before disappearing.
Bandits have reportedly ambushed and killed a Catholic priest at Kufai Amadu in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State, setting him and his vehicle ablaze.The cleric was said to be on his way to Takum for a peace meeting with his fellow clergymen on how to resolve the lingering Ti
Sunday, 1 September, marks 80 years since the outbreak of the Second World War.On that day in 1939, Germany invaded Poland, leading Britain and France to declare war on Adolf Hitler’s Nazi state, two days later.Pope Francis recalled that tragic day on Wednesday, as well as the
11 people were killed in the attack on “The Tree of life Congregation†Synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 and the 46 year-old shooter is now facing the possibility of receiving the death penalty.Federal prosecutors cite Robert D Bowers’ “lack of remorseâ€, after he
The international charity said in 17 days 17 children lost their lives and many families have been displaced.According to activists, airstrikes targeting Idlib killed at least four people on Monday, including a woman and her child.Speaking about the alarming situation in the region,
In a statement the National Bishops' Conference of Congo (CENCO) expressed the hope that the new government would serve the Congolese people. Congo's prime minister Illunga Illunkamba announced a new coalition government on Monday. It came eight months after Félix Tshisekedi w
Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Kolkata, on 26 August, celebrated a Mass at the tomb of the Mother Teresa at the Mother House, or the headquarters, of the Missionaries of Charity nuns, in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, o the occasion of the saint's 109th birthday.
In a letter to the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches, Pope Francis said he is praying for them, “so that in these days of encounter, prayer and reflection†they might be able “to have a living experience of the Holy Spirit, who animates and gives strength to Christian witn
It was on August 25, 2008, that hell broke loose on the Christians of Kandhamal, with Hindu extremists attacking them for the August 23 murder of Hindu leader Swami ‎Lakshmanananda Saraswati, even though Maoist rebels ‎claimed the assassination. In rioting by radical Hindus that
The Pan-Amazonian Synod of Bishops opens in the Vatican on Sunday 6 October. In the preparatory document, an entire section is dedicated to the “ecological dimension†of Amazonia. “From an environmental point of viewâ€, reads the document, “the Amazon…is a lung of