
DR CONGO: Bishop’s plea for an end to the slaughter
Politicians must act now to stop a cycle of massacres in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…

NIGERIA: ‘No evil will take away our faith’
A Christmas Eve attack by Boko Haram – that left at least 11 dead and two church…

NIGERIA: The Rosary inspired my captors to release me
A priest kidnapped in Nigeria has described how his abductors were persuaded to set him free after…

PAKISTAN: After 11 years, Imran finally walks free
A Christian man in Pakistan will at last walk out of prison a free man – after…

IRAQ: Church welcomes 2021 papal visit
Iraq’s Christians have welcomed news that Pope Francis is set to go to Iraq next Spring –…

PAKISTAN: Christian woman murdered for refusing to convert and marry
A manhunt is underway in Pakistan for a Muslim man accused of shooting dead a Christian woman…

NIGERIA: Freed at last
There is rejoicing in Nigeria after a Catholic priest from the capital, Abuja, was released 10 days…

INTERNATIONAL: Asia Bibi backs campaign to free those jailed for faith
Asia Bibi – Pakistan’s first woman to be sentenced to death for blasphemy – has thrown her…

PAKISTAN/UK: Maira – ‘We are constantly receiving death threats – we are extremely scared’
A 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan in hiding from the man trying to hunt her down is…

UK/PAKISTAN: 8,500 and counting call for Maira’s asylum
More than 8,500 people have urged the UK government to grant asylum to a 14-year-old Pakistani Christian…

MOZAMBIQUE: ACN sends emergency aid after fresh jihadist horror
A leading Catholic charity is sending an emergency aid package of €100,000 (£89,375) to Mozambique after extremists…

PAKISTAN: Arzoo – Despair turns to hope
The arrest of a man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old Catholic girl in Pakistan is being hailed…