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
Vatican City: The Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul has been nominated for the Sakharov Prize for his work to preserve hundreds of historic manuscripts from destruction by the Islamic State in 2014. Dominican Archbishop Najeeb Michaeel has worked since 1990 to preserve manuscripts and other historic documents from the Mosul area.Continue Reading
New Delhi, April 24, 2019: The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka that killed over 300 people. The terror group also released on April 23 a picture of eight terrorists through its propaganda ‘Amaq’ news agency. “The executors of the attack thatContinue Reading
India, Egypt and Iran were rated “high to extreme” in persecuting ChristiansContinue 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
Bengaluru: An NIA court has sentenced an ISIS suspect from Bengaluru to five years in jail. Special judge Virender Singh also imposed a fine of 5,000 rupees on Abid Khan alias Abu Mohammad. Khan, who was living in a church in Banjar area of Kullu district using the fake nameContinue Reading
Qaraqosh,Iraq: Efforts to clear villages liberated from Islamic State are undermining the possibility of recording the atrocities to people and heritage committed there, according to a leading Iraqi aid worker. Dr. Sarah Ahmed, director of projects for the UK-based Foundation for Reconciliation and Relief in the Middle East, last monthContinue Reading
In the past year, the persecution of Christians has not only increased, but it has also spread to more corners of the globe – with incidents occurring on every continent, according to a new report. The advocacy group Open Doors USA recently released the latest edition of its annual WorldContinue Reading
Rome: An Iraqi priest who was forced to flee his village when the Islamic State seized the area in 2014 said the hardship and persecution Christians in Iraq have experienced has taught them what it really means to fully live out their faith. “What we have witnessed is a messageContinue Reading