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Many Zimbabwean priests are in hiding out of fear for their lives, Aid to the Church in Need reported. The statement Monday from the charity organization coincided with ongoing reports of an …
read moreA Catholic priest was sentenced by the tribunal of Oran, a city in northwestern Algeria, to a year in prison for having “directed a religious ceremony in a place which has not been recognized …
read moreInternational organizations need to know that being a Christian in Europe sometimes means being the victim of Christianophobia, say the promoters of a new Web site detailing this phenomenon. …
read moreThe European Parliament joined its voice to that of many Church leaders who are condemning the persecution of Christians in several nations. With a resolution passed Nov. 15, the Parliament …
read moreIn the wake of the death of an imprisoned underground bishop in China, the Diocese of Hong Kong's justice and peace commission urged authorities to release all Catholics who are detained …
read moreThe underground Catholic bishop of Zheng Ding has been released after 17 days of solitary confinement. AsiaNews.it reported that Bishop Jia Zhiguo, 73, was returned Friday afternoon to his …
read moreMany nations pay lip service to religious freedom, says Archbishop Charles Chaput, but few do much about it. The archbishop of Denver recently completed two terms on the U.S. Commission on …
read moreDiscrimination against religions is an "open wound" in society, a Holy See representative said at the opening session of a conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in …
read moreThe underground Catholic bishop of Zheng Ding, in Hebei province, has been arrested again, reports a U.S.-based watchdog agency. The Cardinal Kung Foundation reported that Bishop Jia Zhiguo, …
read moreNigerians are used to being ruled by rulers whom they have not elected, but democracy must be democracy, says Archbishop Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja. Archbishop Onaiyekan, speaking to the …
read moreHere is a translation of a letter written posthumously to Father Ragheed Aziz Ganni by a Muslim friend of his who is a professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Father Ragheed and …
read moreIf you live in a predominantly Muslim country and want to convert to Christianity, chances are your faith will be put to the test. The latest example of troubles Christian converts face comes …
read moreThe Church is asking for troops to be send to the eastern region of Congo, following the slaying of 18 people in Kaniola last weekend. Archbishop François-Xavier Maroy of Bukavu appealed to …
read moreThough international attention is recently focused on strife in Zimbabwe, the archbishop of Bulawayo says that the terror in that southern African country is nothing new. Archbishop Pius …
read moreThe abducted Chaldean priest, Father Nawzat Hanna, has been released after three days of captivity. Father Nawzat is now safe in Baghdad, but it is clear his captors beat him, reported …
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