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A 37-year-old Catholic priest, who was shot dead by gunmen while he was returning home after leading a mass on Christmas Eve in Nigeria, was buried Friday, as the country’s Christians continue to express concerns about their insecurity in the face of the government’s denial.
Islamic extremists are gaining ground in Africa s Sahel region and Afghanistan, which are set to become hotspots for Christian persecution in 2022, religious freedom charity Release International ...
Islamic extremists are gaining ground in Africa’s Sahel region and Afghanistan, which are set to become hotspots for Christian persecution in 2022, religious freedom charity Release International warns in a report, which says India and North Korea are also “countries of growing concern.”
Other priorities include helping people in need and synodal consultations.
Hackers targeted the website of an Israeli newspaper on Monday, the anniversary of the 2020 killing of a top Iranian general, replacing its content with an image threatening a site associated with Israel's undeclared nuclear weapons program.
Ireland’s primate expressed his “personal sense of sadness and loss” at the partition of Ireland during his New Year message.
Hours before boarding the plane towards his new post, the papal representative in Mexico called the land of Our Lady of Guadalupe a “faithful” place, but also “scourged by violence, by death.”
Listen to this story: MUMBAI, India – A Christian school was ordered closed in India on Dec. 26 based on a charge of “trying to convert students and their parents” by celebrating Christmas, although the order was later rescinded. The incident involved St. Paul Higher Primary School in Ilkal in […]
President Joe Biden conferred on Sunday with Ukraine's leader over the Russian troop buildup near its border, promising that the U.S. and allies will act “decisively” if Russia further invades the Eastern European nation.
When ISIS seized control of much of Syria and Iraq in 2014, their stated goal was to create an Islamic caliphate that would dominate the entire region with their extremist ideology.
