
INTERNATIONAL: 122 priests and religious seized or killed in 2024
A total of 38 Catholic priests, seminarians and religious were abducted, 13 killed and 71 unlawfully arrested…

CAMEROON: Only ‘education and hope’ can defeat ongoing terrorism – bishop
As attacks by Islamist militants continue in Cameroon, the bishop of the worst-affected diocese has stressed the…

NIGERIA: Congregation asks for prayers as two Sisters kidnapped
Two religious Sisters were abducted on Tuesday (7th January) in Anambra State, south-east Nigeria. The kidnapped religious,…

NIGERIA: Memorial Mass for massacred Christians
Just over a year after extremists murdered more than 300 people in coordinated attacks targeting Christian villages…

PAKISTAN: Rural Christian Community shaken after new death
Pakistan’s Christian community is in shock over the death of a Christian who was shot following six…

BURKINA FASO: Rise in vocations despite terror threat
Vocations at one of Burkina Faso’s main seminaries increased by more than 10 percent in the past…

MOZAMBIQUE: Cyclone devastates region already shaken by insurgency
Dozens of people have died and thousands lost everything as Cyclone Chido destroyed or damaged up to…

UKRAINE: Church leaders thank charity for ‘helping to save lives’
Church leaders in Ukraine have expressed their gratitude to a leading Catholic charity for the vital emergency…

JORDAN: New bishop for Holy Land
Christians in the Holy Land have warmly welcomed Pope Francis’s appointment of a new bishop in the…

UK: The King attends Advent service celebrating faith communities
King Charles III has appeared at a special Advent service this morning (Tuesday, 17th December) at the…

SYRIA: Future of Christianity remains uncertain after regime change
Despite Syria’s Christian schools reopening – with assurances from rebel authorities that there will be no restrictions…

SYRIA: Leaders discuss future of Christianity in Damascus
Christian leaders welcomed assurances from those controlling Syria that believers will have a future in the country,…