Category Archives: World Affairs

Prayers needed

Posted on February 21, 2014 by

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 →

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What’s Behind the UN Attack on the Church? | Crisis Magazine

Posted on February 11, 2014 by

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 →

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Malaysia’s Appeals Court denies Malay-speaking Christians the freedom to write “Allah”.

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

On Monday 14 October 2013, a panel of three Muslim judges of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia quashed the 2009 judgement of the High Court that the Catholic Church in the capital city could use the word “Allah” in … Continue reading →

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Message from Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac of Alexandria for Coptic Catholics, president of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt.

Posted on August 23, 2013 by

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 →

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Pray for the Christians in Syria

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

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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Arab Christians are being driven from places where they have lived peacefully for centuries

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

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 →

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Two priests kidnapped in Sudan

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

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 →

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Sister Valsa John – Martyred in India.

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

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 →

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Fear is silencing Christians in Pakistan, says Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

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 →

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Serbia – Archbishop calls for unity among Christians

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

“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 →

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Syriac Catholic Patriarch Warns West of Increasingly Sectarian Violence in Middle East

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

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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From Fr. Lombardi: Dear Baby number seven billion….

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Dear baby number seven billion! I don’t know if you are a girl or a boy, whether you are Indian or Chinese, born in a great city or a tiny village. I don’t know if you were born in the … Continue reading →

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Note from the Holy See Press Office – The Holy See and Libya after the death of Col. Gadaffi

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

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 →

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From the desert to the web: bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls online

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

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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