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MEXICO: “We cannot remain silent”
21 priests murdered in the last five years – two missing An impassioned appeal to the Mexican…
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WORLDWIDE: New international Executive President for Catholic charity
Faith and trust in God will be the model of leadership for Aid to the Church in…
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NIGERIA: Fears of ‘jihadist crusade’ deepen after Christians are shot dead
Islamist nomadic herdsmen may be about to launch another “jihadist crusade” involving “mass murder”, according to a…
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INTERNATIONAL: HRH The Prince of Wales sends Easter message of support
The message has been inspired by The Prince’s recent meetings with Christian Church leaders…
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INTERNATIONAL: Prince of Wales’s Easter message highlights suffering of Christians
HRH The Prince of Wales has expressed his support for Christians suffering for their faith around the…
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EGYPT: Coptic Pope: ‘Help our faithful to stay’
The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church has called on a Catholic charity to redouble its efforts…
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IRAQ: “Daesh have robbed and demolished every church”
A Christian woman has spoken of her heartbreak seeing Mosul’s desecrated churches – and remains fearful of…
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EL SALVADOR: Honouring the memory of Church martyrs
Martyrs of El Salvador are remembered in “Witnesses of the Gospel”, a series of 14 books –…
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SYRIA: When the sky turned black with bombs
Sister tells of narrow escape as bombs “rain down” A religious Sister in Damascus has told how…
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SYRIA: “I decided to risk my life and finish my degree”
Students from Syria have described how they put their lives on the line to continue their studies…
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EGYPT: Before my father died, he gave me the keys to the church
A 13-year-old Christian, who held her dying father in her arms moments after a Cairo suicide bomb…
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IRAQ: “God has been with me always”
10-year-old girl describes ordeal fleeing Daesh (ISIS) After nearly three years in exile in Kurdistan, a 10-year-old…