Jacques Mourad, a well-known advocate of Muslim-Christian dialogue who was kidnapped by Isis in 2015, is consecrated Archbishop of the Syriac Catholic Diocese of Homs. The 54-year old was ordained on Friday, in a ceremony attended by crowds of well-wishers, as well as several dozen prie
Catholic leaders in the Amazon denounce the assassination of Eduardo Mendúa, leader of the indigenous Cofan people who fought against oil extraction in the Amazon forest, and call for justice. Armed men attacked Eduardo Mendúa on Sunday and shot him 12 times while he was i
In Somalia, at least two million children are suffering from malnutrition following the effects of the worst drought in forty years. Save the Children are calling for urgent international funding to provide life-saving aid to the country. As a famine continues to ravage Somalia followin
The most prominent opposition leader in Cambodia has been sentenced to 27 years under house arrest for treason. Kem Sokha, the former leader of the now-dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party, has also been barred from standing or voting in elections. He was accused of
Chinese president Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China’s president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this weekend, enjoying unchallengeable status despite criticism over his handling of Covid and the economy. Xi is certain to be reappointed as president after he loc
Protests have erupted in Greece after the train crash which killed 43 people, with many seeing it as an accident that had been waiting to happen. Rioters clashed with police outside the headquarters of Hellenic Train in Athens - the company responsible for maintaining Greece's railw
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria are calling for calm and urging citizens to keep to the law and turn to prayer as anger rises following the announcement Bola Tinubu has won the presidential election. The bishops have also questioned the transparency of the voting process. Bola Tinubu was th
Pope Francis expresses his sorrow and condolences for a head-on train crash in Greece, which killed at least 36 people and injured over 85 others. The Pope sent a message on Wednesday to express his condolences for Tuesday night’s train crash near the Greek city of Larissa, assuri
Two trains have collided in northern Greece, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 60 others. The crash happened late Tuesday night near the city of Larissa, when a passenger train carrying hundreds of passengers hit a freight train travelling in the opposite direction.
According to the 2023 Report on “Violations to the rights of Christians in Iran” recently released by by Article18 along with other three Christian non-profit organizations, 2022 saw a significant increase in the number of Iranian Christians arrested and detained in the Islamic Republ