Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France:Catholic Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen celebrated a Mass on July 26 marking the fifth anniversary of the murder of Father Jacques Hamel in a terrorist attack. The Mass took place at the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, in northern France, where Hamel was killed by supporters of the Islamic StateContinue Reading
Mosul: Pope Francis visited the ruins of Mosul and a Christian community damaged by the Islamic State d on March 7, the third day of his historic visit to Iraq. The day earlier, the pontiff visited the birthplace of Abraham, met with a prominent Shia cleric and gave a sermonContinue Reading
London: Aid to the Church in Need has sent an emergency aid package of 100,000 Euros to Mozambique after extremists linked to Daesh (ISIS) beheaded more than 50 people. The charity announced the aid November 10, following news of the atrocities, which have been confirmed by police. The violence isContinue Reading
Erbil,Iraq: After three years in exile from Iraq’s Nineveh Plain while it was occupied by the Islamic State, the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena are returning to their homeland to face the daunting challenge of rebuilding their destroyed communities. “Three years ago, we left our homes at nightContinue Reading
Marawi: ISIS militants have gone a sacrilegious rampage, smashing statues and setting fire to a church building in footage purportedly filmed in a besieged city in the southern Philippines. The jihadis gleefully topple crucifixes, stamp on posters of Pope Francis and destroy effigies in the church, believed to be locatedContinue Reading
Marawi: Filipino authorities have reached out to parties who may be able to talk with Muslim militants in a bid to secure the freedom of hostages in the southern city of Marawi where a week of fighting has killed 129 people, officials said on Wednesday. Troops have cleared almost 90Continue Reading
Iraqi archaeologists think that tunnels dug by Islamic State militants under a destroyed shrine in Mosul have revealed the palace of an ancient Assyrian king who ruled some 2,700 years ago. ISIS fighters blew up the shrine of the biblical Jonah’s tomb in 2014 after taking control of the city.Continue Reading
Mosul, Iraq: After years of darkness, hope has returned to Telekuf-Tesqopa. Located just 17 miles from Mosul, the village is rebuilding after being liberated from ISIS.As a visible sign of the rebuilding, a giant cross was erected on a hill, marking the victory of the Christian community. The placement of crossesContinue Reading
On the feast day of the Assumption the whole community attended the functionContinue Reading
The Pope had stated the world is at war – but “it’s a real war, not a religious war”Continue Reading