Pope Francis has lamented the “terrible air of tension” in the world warning that war only brings “death and destruction.” Francis remarks come days after the United States’ assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general, and a pledge by Tehran to take...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a call of solidarity with persecuted Christians around the world during a Christmas video released on December 24. “I want us to remember those Christians around the world who are facing persecution. For them, Christmas...
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako, responding to a U.S. drone attack in Baghdad that killed Iran’s top general, said “wisdom is required to avoid the ‘volcanic eruption’ we are about to face.” Speaking during the Epiphany Mass in Baghdad on Jan. 6, he said the...
Father Francis Arinse, communications director of the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, confirmed that a bride-to-be, Martha Bulus, and her bridal party were beheaded on Dec. 26 at Gwoza, in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State. Arinse told Catholic News Service that Bulus...
India’s Supreme Court has allowed the government to control the appointment of teachers in educational institutions run by religious minorities, a ruling Church leaders say violates their right to manage such institutions. The country’s top court on Jan. 6 upheld a...
