OH THE HUMANITY! Overcoming a dire casearian lacuna.
There are serious problems in the world today. For example, at the grocery store I was recently confronted with this dire turn of fate’s merciless wheel. There is, it seems, a nationwide shortage of… CREAM CHEESE. Good grief… it’s like… … Read More →
A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans
SALAMANCA, Spain — When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, or the fines from the police for handing out Protestant leaflets on the streets of Salamanca. “Social animosity was big — they had never seen a […]
Catholics hold funeral after Myanmar massacre; attacks continue
YANGON, Myanmar — For Christians in Chin and Kayah states, there were no Christmas and New Year celebrations due to fighting. They have borne the brunt of a decades-old civil war and faced oppression and persecution at the hands of the military, reported ucanews.com. On Dec. 29, Catholics in Kayah’s Hpruso Township held a funeral […]
Suspected militant accused of beheadings Christians killed in Indonesia
PALU, Indonesia — Indonesian security forces killed a suspected militant accused of beheadings in a shootout Tuesday in a sweeping counterterrorism campaign against extremists in remote mountain jungles, police said. Provincial police chief Rudy Sufahriadi said Ahmad Gazali, 27, also known as Ahmad Panjang, a key member of the East Indonesia Mujahideen network, was fatally […]
Pope Francis’ January 2022 prayer intention is for victims of religious persecution
Pope Francis prays at Hosh al-Bieaa (Church square) in Mosul, Iraq, on March 7, 2021. / Vatican Media. Vatican City, Jan 4, 2022 / 09:03 am (CNA). For the first month of 2022, Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray for those facing religious discrimination and persecution. In a video appeal released Jan. 4, the […]
March to Be Held Between Paris and Rome to Beg Pope Francis: Save the Traditional Latin Mass
Courtesy photos The procession will be led by a group of mothers of priests, concerned for the future of their sons who were called to celebrate Mass according to the older rite. The Catholic association La Voie Romaine is collecting letters from around the world that will be brought to the Vatican, at the conclusion […]
Hong Kong Clergy Under Pressure
The Chinese Communist Party has a long history of persecuting the nation’s Catholics. New evidence has come to light in recent days suggesting some of this persecution could be coming to Hong Kong, where — as Church Militant’s Trey Blanton explains — the communists have orchestrated a major power grab. Troubling signs for Catholics in […]
Hong Kong Clergy Under Pressure
Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT The Chinese Communist Party has a long history of persecuting the nation’s Catholics. New evidence has come to light in recent days suggesting some of this persecution could be coming to Hong Kong, where — as Church Militant’s Trey Blanton explains […]
Stand beside those who suffer, pope says in World Day of the Sick message
How can we forget all those patients who, during this time of pandemic, spent the last part of their earthly life in solitude, asks Francis
Polish Church in devastating decline, says Primate of Poland
The hierarchy’s inability to deal with cases of abuse against minors has played a major part, says Archbishop Wojciech Polak of Gniezno and Primate of Poland