Although it does allude to many different episodes of the abuse meted out to Christians by their Muslim neighbors, especially in Pakistan, The Persecuted: True Stories of Courageous Christians Living Their Faith in Muslim Lands […]
French President Emmanuel Macron tours Our Lady of the Hour Church in Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 29, 2021. / Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images.
Rome Newsroom, Aug 31, 2021 / 06:30 am (CNA).
French President Emmanuel Macron met this week with Iraqi Chris… […]
Fr. Jacques Hamel. / Diocese of Rouen via Wikipedia.
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France, Jul 26, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Catholic Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen celebrated a Mass on Monday marking the fifth anniversary of the murder of Fr. Ja… […]
Christian refugees iving in an abandoned mall in Lebanon. / Screenshot from a video by A Demand for Action.
Rome Newsroom, Jul 9, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
In an abandoned mall on the outskirts of Beirut, an image of St. Thérèse of Lisieux hangs in… […]
Fr. Jacques Hamel. / Diocese of Rouen, Wikipedia.
Rome Newsroom, Jul 7, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
A investigation into the murder of French priest Fr. Jacques Hamel documents messages exchanged between the attackers and a senior ISIS operative base… […]
Pope Francis greets Secretary Antony Blinken at the Vatican on June 28, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA
Vatican City, Jun 28, 2021 / 05:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis received U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a private audience in the papal libra… […]
Funeral Mass in Nigeria / Aid to the Church in Need
Washington D.C., May 14, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Escalating bloodshed in Nigeria is fueled in part by religious extremism – and the United States must recognize this in order to achieve peace, s… […]
The national flag of Egypt. / kb-photodesign via Shutterstock
Rome Newsroom, Apr 21, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
A Coptic Orthodox Christian was killed by ISIS affiliates in Egypt earlier this week, five months after being kidnapped.In a video, 62-ye… […]
The Islamic State (also known as ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh) achieved its greatest victory in 2014 when its fanatic militants seized control of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city. The group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ascended […]
Washington D.C., Mar 5, 2021 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq is hoped to bring a “reset” for the country, said one U.S. religious freedom advocate who has visited the region multiple times in recent years.
“Iraq … […]
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