In Democratic Republic of Congo, Bishops Sound the Alarm

Mar 13, 2017 01:21

ZENIT Staff

ACN Photo

Persecuted Christians

In South Sudan, Survival Is Daily Struggle for Ordinary Citizens

‘The UN estimates that there are 1.7 million Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in the country, 75 percent of whom are struggling to survive in the three states hardest-hit by conflict, Unity, Upper Nile and Jonglei’

Jan 20, 2017 09:35

Maria Lozano

Persecuted Christians

Christians Assess Damage on Iraq’s Nineveh Plain, Ravaged by ISIS

Father Sharbil Eeso, a 72-year-old Syrian-Catholic priest, returned to the town to find the seminary in shambles

Jan 19, 2017 12:22

Jaco Klamer

Persecuted Christians

Migration, Refugee Section of New Dicastery, Led by Pope Francis, Launches 1st Media Campaign

Campaign to Coincide with the 103rd World Day for Migrants and Refugees Observed this Sunday

Jan 12, 2017 13:40

ZENIT Staff

Persecuted Christians

Mother & Son Survived 2 Years Under Thumb of Islamic State

‘After hours of fighting, my mother and I were able to leave the house, waving a white flag. Soldiers of the Iraqi army welcomed us. We were free!”’

Jan 06, 2017 12:19

Jaco Klamer

Persecuted Christians

‘Pakistan’s Christians Are Champions of Mercy’

A conversation with Archbishop Francis Shaw of Lahore whose city was the site of suicide bomber’s attack last Easter that killed 78 and wounded more than 300 people—the majority of them Christians

Jan 05, 2017 11:43

Josué Villalón

Pope Leo XIV Speaks Again About Trump and the War (and It Is Announced That the Pope Will Carry the Cross Throughout the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday)

Referring indirectly to geopolitical developments, including statements by Donald Trump about ending ongoing conflicts, Leo expressed cautious hope that political leaders might be seeking “a way out” of violence

Pope Leo XIV Reverses Another Decision of Pope Francis: World Children’s Day Cancelled in Rome

All initiatives aimed at children’s ministry may be celebrated, at the discretion of the Bishops, at the diocesan or parish level.

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In Democratic Republic of Congo, Bishops Sound the Alarm

Syrian Prelate Meditates on ‘a Lent of Tears’

South Sudan’s Bishops Cry Out for Aid, Protection for Civilians

In DRC, an Upsurge of Violence Against the Church

Religious Freedom: The U.S. Bishops Express Their Concern for Refugees

A ‘Marshall Plan’ for Iraq: Rebuilding Christian Villages on Nineveh Plains

Holy See Mission to Aleppo: Christian Communities Grateful to Pope, Humanitarian Needs Recognized

In South Sudan, Survival Is Daily Struggle for Ordinary Citizens

Christians Assess Damage on Iraq’s Nineveh Plain, Ravaged by ISIS

Migration, Refugee Section of New Dicastery, Led by Pope Francis, Launches 1st Media Campaign

Mother & Son Survived 2 Years Under Thumb of Islamic State

‘Pakistan’s Christians Are Champions of Mercy’