Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Testimonies

Cardinal of Jerusalem: both Palestinian and Israeli Catholics are suffering. What should the Church do?

Cardinal Pizzaballa said: “We have Catholics of the Hebrew vicariate serving in the army in Gaza, and we have Catholics being bombed in Gaza. It is not easy.”

Jul 21, 2024 12:14

Amy Balog

Good News•Local Church

Plans to build more Catholic churches in Egypt as religious freedom returns

Patriarch Sidrak said that the Coptic Catholic Church “plays an important charitable role in Egypt, through its schools, hospitals and clinics”, providing much-needed assistance to those in need amid an ongoing economic crisis and high unemployment.

Jul 17, 2024 12:16

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: government inaction in the face of ongoing killings of Christians by Muslims

Survivors of massacres by extremists in Nigeria’s Middle Belt “have no trust” in their leaders as they face continued attacks on their farms and an increasing food shortage, Father Andrew Dewan, director of communications in Pankshin Diocese revealed.

Jul 16, 2024 18:28

Amy Balog

Vatican City•Woman

For the first time in 500 years, two women in team of sanpietrini of Vatican basilica

The presence of women is not new in the long and ancient tradition of work and art at the Fabbrica, but until now, no women had joined the body of the sanpietrini.

Jul 13, 2024 16:12

Amy Balog

Local Church•Vocations

Jesuits open their first training centre in Bangladesh

There are now 28 Jesuits in the South Asian country, the vast majority of whom are native vocations.

Jul 13, 2024 16:09

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Muslims destroyed their church, but Catholics still go there on Sundays

Violent clashes between jihadist insurgents seeking to establish a hard-line Islamic state and the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces have been ongoing in Cabo Delgado Province since October 2017, killing thousands and displacing more than a million people.

Jul 02, 2024 17:16

Amy Balog

Good News•Local Church

Russia frees two kidnapped Catholic priests from Ukraine

Russian forces detained the priests in occupied Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 16th November 2022, charging them with sabotage and espionage.

Jul 02, 2024 14:58

Amy Balog

Testimonies

Priest and sisters care for internally displaced and malnourished amid ‘unimaginable destruction’ in Sudan

A priest is helping Sisters care for hungry and traumatised internal refugees who have fled their homes because of the ongoing civil war in Sudan.

Jun 12, 2024 17:59

Amy Balog

Local Church•Persecuted Christians•Testimonies

Nigeria: church ‘always full’ two years after massacre despite lack of justice

On 5th June 2022, extremists opened fire and detonated explosives inside the church at the end of Mass, killing 41 people and injuring more than 70.

Jun 05, 2024 17:39

Amy Balog

Persecuted Christians

Pakistani police charge Christian brutally assaulted by Muslims with blasphemy

The initial incident was likely motivated by business rivalries and personal disputes, adding that “the final reasons will become clearer after an investigation.”

May 30, 2024 17:46

Amy Balog

Holy Land•Testimonies

After 7 months without being able to return, Catholic priest manages to re-enter his parish in Gaza

He highlighted that 36 Christians have perished in Gaza since the conflict began, “20 of whom died due to Israeli army bombings or sniper fire”, while “the others primarily succumbed to the lack of medicine”.

May 30, 2024 17:43

Amy Balog

Local Church•Persecuted Christians

100 years since China’s consecration to Our Lady

Despite governmental constraints and surveillance, thousands of pilgrims are expected to flock to Sheshan Basilica, 22 miles outside of Shanghai to celebrate the event.

May 23, 2024 17:26

Amy Balog