Tag: persecution
Iraqi Christians have lost everything – except their faith, nun tells Congress
Washington D.C., May 13, 2015 / 03:41 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Having lost their homes, their heritage and their sense of dignity, Iraqi Christians victimized by the Islamic State feel abandoned by earthly powers, but their faith in God has only grown, an Iraqi nun told members of Congress May 13. The faith of homeless Iraqi… Read More ›
Blood of Ethiopian Christians ‘cries out to be heard’
Vatican City, Apr 20, 2015 / 05:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis voiced his distress at the news of a reported mass execution of Ethiopian Christians in Libya at the hands of ISIS, pleading that their deaths may not go ignored. “The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a testimony which cries out… Read More ›
Pope Francis Sees Persecution as Part of Cosmic Battle between Good and Evil
True to his reputation for being outspoken, Pope Francis risked a diplomatic upheaval by referring to the 1917 slaughter of Armenian Christians as “genocide.” The Armenian genocide took place at the end of the first world war when Turks rose up against their Christian neighbors—forcing them from their homes, actively slaughtering some and driving others… Read More ›
Documentary forces Britons to confront the plight of the suffering Church
Catholic Herald.UK: Back in 2009 I visited Maaloula, which featured in last night’s BBC documentary Kill the Christians. It’s a beautiful and ancient city 40 miles north of Damascus. There we heard Mass said in the language of Jesus Christ, in one of only two or three places where Aramaic is still spoken as an every… Read More ›
Do not be “silent” about persecuted Christians
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday expressed his hope that the international community does not look on, “silent and inactive”, in the face of the “unacceptable crime” of the persecution of Christians around the world. The Holy Father was speaking to the Shalom Community at the end of hisEaster Monday Regina Coeli Address. The Community… Read More ›
Pope Francis Praises Modern Martyrs as ‘Cloud of Witnesses’
Beitbart News 03/29/2015: In his Palm Sunday homily, Pope Francis held up persecuted Christians as modern heroes because of their faithfulness to God even in the midst of hardships. They are the ones who follow Jesus on his path of humiliation, Francis said. The Pope drew inspiration from the Palm Sunday reading of the passion… Read More ›
Read the words of an Orthodox bishop kidnapped in Syria nearly two years ago
Aleppo, Syria, Mar 15, 2015 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On April 22, 2013, both the Greek and Syriac Orthodox archbishops of Aleppo, Boulos Yazigi and Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, were kidnapped in Syria near the Turkish border. Their driver, Deacon Fatha’ Allah Kabboud, was killed. Today, 23 months later, the bishops remain missing – though… Read More ›
100 million reasons for concern about anti-Christian persecution
Denver, Colo., Jan 8, 2015 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The number of persecuted Christians in the world has topped 100 million, according to a new report that says even non-violent persecution of Christians has increased, amid continuing violence. “Even Christian-majority states are experiencing unprecedented levels of exclusion, discrimination and violence,” David Curry, president of… Read More ›
Pope writes Christmas letter to Middle East’s persecuted Christians
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has written a Christmas letter to the Christians of the Middle East to express his closeness to them at a time of “afflictions and tribulations” due to “the continuing hostilities in the region, but especially because of the work of a newer and disturbing terrorist organization.” Though the Pope does not… Read More ›
Concern mounts in India over persecution of religious minorities
New Delhi, India, Dec 19, 2014 / 04:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The rise in attacks by Hindu radicals against members of minority religions in India, primarily Christians and Muslims, is drawing concern across the country, with many calling for more concrete government action. Since May, there have been a “recorded 34 cases of physical and… Read More ›