IRAQ: Patriarch – President’s decree reversal is a ‘humiliation for the Church’
The leader of Iraq’s largest Christian community has condemned a Presidential order overturning a decree which recognises…
NIGERIA: Bishop rejects anxieties new president will Islamise Nigeria
A leading bishop has dismissed fears being expressed by Nigeria’s Christians that the new government has an…
SYRIA: Archbishops demand West lift sanctions crippling Christian community
Syriac-Catholic leaders told a member of the Italian government that the economic sanctions against Syria are crushing…
SUDAN: Christians facing choice between fleeing and hardship
Christians are fleeing armed violence in Sudan and those remaining are facing extreme difficulties, according to a…
BURUNDI: Church promoting peace to prevent another genocide
With peace remaining “fragile” in Burundi and memories of past genocides still vivid, more needs to be…
UK/NIGERIA: Friend of murdered priest pays heartfelt tribute
A UK-based priest has paid tribute to “an extraordinary soul” from Nigeria who was gunned down barely…
UKRAINE: Diocese providing vital aid to those traumatised by war
A bishop from western Ukraine has given a heart-rending account of his desperate struggle to help the…
INDIA: Fresh video highlights Manipur atrocities
The vicious persecution in India’s Manipur state – where hundreds of churches have been destroyed – has…
SYRIA/LEBANON: Charity helping young people experience the joy of World Youth Day
Young Christians afflicted by war and poverty in Syria and Lebanon will be able to participate in…
IRAQ: Cardinal to leave Baghdad after presidential decree
Iraqi Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako has announced he will “withdraw from the patriarchal seat in Baghdad”…
UKRAINE: Bishop travelling 30,000 miles to help the faithful amid war
A Ukrainian bishop has travelled more than 30,000 miles (50,000 km) in seven months to offer pastoral…
PAKISTAN: Tabitha – My new life
A Pakistani Christian nurse, who narrowly escaped being lynched by a mob of hundreds after being accused…