
BLOG: St Christopher: Reflections on Saints this week, May 2017
Patron saint of bachelors, transportation, traveling, storms, epilepsy, gardeners, holy death and toothache. St Christopher is a…

IRAQ: Bishop of Erbil highlights the urgent need of Iraq’s Christians
Archbishop Warda sends video message to the benefactors of Aid to the Church in Need…

IRAQ: HRH The Prince of Wales meets bishop from Iraq
HRH The Prince of Wales has had a meeting with Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil,…

IRAQ: Nineveh will arise
Following the liberation of the Nineveh Plains from extremist group Daesh (ISIS) – plans are now underway…

BLOG: Our Lady of Fatima: Reflections on Saints this week, May 2017
This year is the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, Portugal – and also marks…

INTERNATIONAL: Anniversary for Catholic charity dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima
As the Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions – an international Catholic charity dedicated…

IRAQ: Rebuilding of Nineveh Plains set to begin
An “Olive Tree Ceremony” in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains will mark the beginning of…

BLOG: St Gregory Nazianzen: Reflections on Saints this week, May 2017
“May we together receive the reward of the warfare which we have waged, which we have endured.”…

BLOG: St Catherine of Siena: Reflections on Saints this week, April 2017
“I desire, O Lord, to live here always conformed to your passion, and to find pain and…

EGYPT: Pope’s visit set to “reknit” ties with Islam
Pope Francis has high hopes his visit to Egypt will help heal interfaith…

NIGERIA: Is the government complicit in the supply of arms to Islamists?
A bishop has accused the authorities in Nigeria of suspected supply of arms to an Islamist terrorist…

DRC: Users of smartphones support “industry of death” in Africa
Users of new technology are unwittingly fueling violence in Africa and exploiting workers, according to leading…