
BURKINA FASO: Catechist prays 700 Hail Marys in one night during kidnapping ordeal
A catechist in Burkina Faso has given a harrowing account of his four months in captivity with…

UK/Nigeria: Nigerian Bishop tells UK parliamentarians Church facing ‘Islamist extermination’
A bishop in Nigeria’s Middle Belt has denounced the mass killing of Christians by Islamist extremists and…

MOZAMBIQUE: Charity gives hope to thousands of suffering families
A religious Sister in northern Mozambique has described how aid from an international Catholic charity is helping…

NIGERIA: Dozens of Christians killed last month
Islamist extremists attacked Christian communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt last December, with the worst massacre claiming 47…

MALI: Catholic education in danger
The future of Mali’s Catholic schools is in danger – threatening the important role they play in…

INTERNATIONAL: 122 priests and religious seized or killed in 2024
A total of 38 Catholic priests, seminarians and religious were abducted, 13 killed and 71 unlawfully arrested…

CAMEROON: Only ‘education and hope’ can defeat ongoing terrorism – bishop
As attacks by Islamist militants continue in Cameroon, the bishop of the worst-affected diocese has stressed the…

NIGERIA: Memorial Mass for massacred Christians
Just over a year after extremists murdered more than 300 people in coordinated attacks targeting Christian villages…

PAKISTAN: Rural Christian Community shaken after new death
Pakistan’s Christian community is in shock over the death of a Christian who was shot following six…

BURKINA FASO: Rise in vocations despite terror threat
Vocations at one of Burkina Faso’s main seminaries increased by more than 10 percent in the past…

SYRIA: Leaders discuss future of Christianity in Damascus
Christian leaders welcomed assurances from those controlling Syria that believers will have a future in the country,…

SYRIA: Charity launches urgent appeal for Aleppo
An international Catholic charity is rushing to the help of Christians suffering in Syria, asking for prayers…