Over the last decade, Christians in the United States have grown increasingly alarmed about the persecution of other Christians overseas, especially in the Middle East. With each priest kidnapped in Syria, each Christian family attacked in Iraq or each Coptic church bombed in Egypt, the clamor for action rose. DuringContinue Reading
One of the major themes explored in Martin Scorsese’s film, Silence, is the question of how to respond when faced with a choice between denying one’s faith or facing death. Christians in 17th century Japan were given this choice, and it’s the same for Christians in many parts of theContinue Reading
New Delhi: India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on December 27 reiterated that her department would not spare any effort to get the release of an Indian Catholic priest abducted in Yemen earlier this years. The promise came a day after a video appeared in social media depicting a beardedContinue Reading
Kolkata: India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that an Islamic State sympathizer it arrested six months ago had planned to attack the Mother House, the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata. Managed by the order started by Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata, the house attracts a largeContinue 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
The visits cannot be termed as rece’s but during his interrogation the accused admitted that he had visited the two locations and selected them as possible target area’s,” said a NIA official.Continue Reading
At least 80 people were killed and another 100 injured in the southern French city of Nice after an attacker drove a lorry into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday, authorities said. The attacker behind the wheel on Thursday drove at high speed along the famed Promenade desContinue Reading
One Cuddalore man is said to be the terror outfit’s chief recruiterContinue Reading
The Islamic State intends to use its fighters in Pakistan and Bangladesh to mount “guerrilla attacks inside India”Continue Reading