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This is from Aid to the Church in Need (H/t to Counter-Cultural Father) Ukraine – Plea for Prayer Dear Friends, Thanks to you, Aid to the Church in Need has stood with the faithful in Ukraine for many years. Please … Continue reading
What’s Behind the UN Attack on the Church? | Crisis Magazine
Thanks to Crisis Magazine again for publishing the further insights of Dr Anne Hendershott (Professor of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio) into the recent behaviour of a certain committee of the United Nations, which, it … Continue reading
Message from Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac of Alexandria for Coptic Catholics, president of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt.
With pain, but also with hope, the Catholic Church in Egypt is following what our country is experiencing: terrorist attacks, killings and the burning of churches, schools and state institutions. Therefore, out of love for our country and in solidarity … Continue reading
Pray for the Christians in Syria
Pray for the Christians in Syria From ACN: Dear Reader, The situation in Syria is very grave. We ask your prayers so that the country does not fall into the hands of extremists. We ask for your prayers for the safe … Continue reading
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Tagged Aid to the Church In Need, The persecuted Church.
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Arab Christians are being driven from places where they have lived peacefully for centuries
Out of the east – The failure of the ‘Arab Spring’. by Douglas Davis If the test of the Arab Spring was its treatment of minorities, it has failed. Hopes that the region was poised to make the transition to … Continue reading
Marriage – The Case for the Defence
The Bones has an excellent piece about the English & Welsh bishops’ response to the proposed changes to the law to allow homosexual couples to “marry”. Their approach is, apparently, rather more softly spoken than the impassioned response of Cardinal … Continue reading
Two priests kidnapped in Sudan
Fears are growing for the safety of two priests from Sudan who have been abducted.Fr. Joseph Makwey, in his 40s, and Fr. Sylvester Mogga, in his mid-30s, were seized on Sunday, January 15th, by men who smashed through the gates … Continue reading
Sister Valsa John – Martyred in India.
Cardinal Says Murdered Nun Was Fearless Coal Mining Companies Suspected in Gruesome Death Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, praised Sister Valsa John for being “fearless” and said she was “a person of courage and … Continue reading
Fear is silencing Christians in Pakistan, says Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha
A poster of Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the convicted killer of Salman Taseer, governor of Punjab, at a rally in Karachi (Photo: CNS) Fear has silenced the voice of Pakistani Christians since the political murder of Shahbaz Bhatti last spring, … Continue reading
Serbia – Archbishop calls for unity among Christians
“We should learn to understand each other better,” proclaimed Stanislav Hocevar, Archbishop of Belgrade, in calling for unity among Christians in Eastern and Western Europe.To understand the behaviors and sensibilities of the others, it is necessary to know their history, … Continue reading
Syriac Catholic Patriarch Warns West of Increasingly Sectarian Violence in Middle East
Don’t be ‘naive’ about Arab Spring, says Ignatius Joseph III Younan of Antioch. Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan of Antioch Syria is in the throes of an eight-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. But does the so-called … Continue reading
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Tagged Ignatius Joseph III of Antioch, National Catholic Register
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Note from the Holy See Press Office – The Holy See and Libya after the death of Col. Gadaffi
Vatican calls for reflection after Gaddafi death Note from the Holy See Press Office – The Holy See and Libya after the death of Col. Gadaffi The news of the death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi marks the end of a … Continue reading
From the desert to the web: bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls online
It’s taken 24 centuries, the work of archaeologists, scholars and historians, and the advent of the Internet to make the Dead Sea Scrolls accessible to anyone in the world. Today, as the new year approaches on the Hebrew calendar, we’re … Continue reading
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