By Antonia von Alten NEW YORK—Five years after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, the local Church has suffered a series of brazen…
By Oliver Maksan JERUSALEM—Pope Francis’ May 17, 2015 canonization of two Palestinians, Blessed Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Blessed Mariam Baouardi,…
By Oliver Maksan “At night we often hear gunfire. But luckily we are quite a bit away from the fighting,”…
“It is all up to God—it’s not up to us to avenge and take retribution.” That’s the message proclaimed by…
By John Newton In a fast-developing, highly fluid story, there are now reports that ISIS has started killing hostages seized…
“The Church in Egypt has been strengthened by the murder of our brothers in Libya.” Such was the reaction by…
By Oliver Maksan ERBIL, Kurdistan—”Thank you, thank you, thank you:” Suheila, an elderly Christian woman from Mosul was effusive in…
For years now, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been a haven for refugees from Iraq. However, a critical limit…
The Catholic leader of the Central African Republic embodies his Church’s commitment to peace and national reconciliation. Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapailanga,…
Last August marked the anniversary of the 2008 massacre of more than 100 Christians at the hands of a Hindu…