VATICAN CITY: Pope blesses 6,000 rosaries for Syria
The pope blessed 6,000 rosaries for Syrian families who have suffered during the civil war – which…
IRAQ: Christians fear attempt to Islamise Supreme Court
Iraq’s Christians have expressed fears that giving Islamic clerics voting rights in the Federal Supreme Court could…
IRAQ: Christians ‘close to extinction’
Christianity in Iraq could now be on the brink of completely disappearing – according to one of…
CAMEROON: Women maimed as Boko Haram strikes terror
Islamist extremists have cut off the ears of women seized during a night-time raid on a rural…
PHILIPPINES: Courage and faith celebrated as cathedral reopens
The reopening of a bomb-blasted cathedral in the Philippines, six months on from terror attacks which killed…
NIGERIA: State forces accused of stoking crisis
A senior Nigerian prelate has warned that bias by security forces has heightened ethnic tensions and inflamed…
IRAQ: Mosul – Barely 40 Christians home
Priest’s struggle to revive Church in city post-Daesh (ISIS)…
UK: ACN welcomes vital review into persecution of Christians
Aid to the Church in Need (UK) has acknowledged the importance of an independent report into…
BURKINA FASO: Stop support for jihadists – says bishop
A bishop in Burkina Faso has called on the international community to stop the flow of weapons…
ERITREA: Sick forced from beds as 21 hospitals and clinics forced to shut
Thousands of sick people across Eritrea are being deprived of vital medical care after the government seized…
SRI LANKA: Christians still too afraid to go to church
Many Christians in Sri Lanka are still too scared to go to church – in spite of…
BLOG: 6 things you need to know about the Church in the Philippines
Christianity was introduced to the Philippines by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan after arriving on the islands…