Bishop denies reports of Christian militias killing Muslims in Central...
A Catholic bishop has denied reports that Catholic militia groups have massacred Muslims in the Central African Republic. “It is not Christian militias who are killing Muslims,” Bishop …
View ArticleSuicide bomber attacks Christian pilgrims in Egypt
A suicide bomber attacked a bus of South Korean Christians traveling from St. Catherine’s Monastery to Israel, killing three and wounding two dozen. Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, a Salafist …
View ArticleChristian leaders condemn �mass incarceration' in the US
Citing a report that states that the United States has “25% of the world’s imprisoned people,” an ecumenical organization whose members include Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox church …
View ArticleChristian leaders of former Soviet republics join in plea for peace in Ukraine
Christian leaders from more than a dozen countries formerly belonging to the Soviet bloc have joined in an appeal for peace in Ukraine, the AsiaNews service reports. As tensions rise in …
View ArticleChristian girl slain in Pakistan
Taliban forces have killed a Christian girl in northern Pakistan, according to a Fides news agency report. The girl had been in hiding with her cousin, a convert from Islam to …
View ArticleChristian witness describes Boko Haram atrocities, attacks on church
A disabled Nigerian Christian has described atrocities that he witnessed during a terrorist attack on a seminary, in a report to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). Andrew (whose last name …
View ArticleChristian life always includes the Cross, Pope says
Christians will always face opposition, and sometimes persecution, “because the world does not tolerate the divinity of Christ,” Pope Francis told the congregation at his morning Mass on …
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