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‘Insulted, beaten, imprisoned’ Nicaraguan priest details persecution
“If I’m here, it’s not because I wanted to fly to Washington to enjoy three days off with paid travel,”... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua confiscates monastery and arrests 20 people during Holy Week
The Trappist sisters of Nicaragua, who left the country in February, reported that the government told the bishop of Juigalpa... Read more
Cardinal Zen trial update: Defense calls for charges to be dismissed
Lawyers defending Cardinal Joseph Zen and five other Hong Kong democracy activists took the floor Monday in the West Kowloon... Read more
Cardinal Zen’s trial reopens in Hong Kong days after Vatican-China deal renewal
The trial of Cardinal Joseph Zen resumed in Hong Kong on Wednesday, days after the Vatican announced the renewal of... Read more
Cardinal Zen stands trial in Hong Kong
Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others stood trial in Hong Kong on Monday for failing to properly register a fund... Read more
Abducted American religious sister freed in Burkina Faso
An American religious sister ministering in Burkina Faso who was kidnapped in April is free and safe after nearly five... Read more
White House press secretary responds to EWTN’s question about Nicaraguan persecution of Catholics
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre read a statement condemning recent attacks on "democratic leaders" in Nicaragua without specifically mentioning... Read more
Nigeria church massacre: State Dept. official meets local bishop
The meeting took place following a request by Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey. Read more
Minor seminary in Burkina Faso attacked
Saint Kisito de Bougui, a minor seminary in Burkina Faso, was attacked overnight, the pontifical charity Aid to the Church... Read more
An Afghan appeals to Pope Francis: Save a Catholic family stuck in Kabul
An Afghan Christian refugee whose parents were killed by the Taliban in the 1990s is appealing to Pope Francis to... Read more
San Francisco Catholic archdiocese 'surprised' by order to cease indoor, public Masses
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is pledging to comply with the city and county public health orders barring indoor public... Read more
Middle East patriarchs discuss plight of Christian minorities with Pope Francis
Six Catholic patriarchs from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq met with Pope Francis at the Vatican Friday to discuss the... Read more
Iraqi cardinal pleads for help for Christians on Nineveh Plain
Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako has appealed for financial and spiritual aid for Christians in the Middle East, especially in Iraq. Read more
'Once the Church is persecuted, the faith becomes alive': a pastor's story
On May 4, 2002, Monsignor Romeo Saniel felt the gun against the back of his head and heard a loud click. It... Read more
Efforts to ease tensions over Orange walks in Glasgow
Some figures in the Catholic Church and Protestant loyalist groups in Scotland are seeking to reach a compromise regarding Protestant... Read more
USAID and Knights of Columbus in agreement to help Mid East Christians
The joint effort was agreed in a memorandum of understanding announced Oct. 12 and will begin in Iraq, before being... Read more
Glasgow archdiocese welcomes city's decision to reroute 'Orange walk'
The Archdiocese of Glasgow has welcomed the city council's decision Monday to reroute a Protestant march which was to have... Read more
Man charged over assault on priest in Glasgow
Police Scotland have announced that a 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged assault of... Read more
Calls to ban or regulate 'Orange walks' after priest spat on in Scotland
After a priest was spat at, verbally abused, and lunged at with a pole while an “Orange walk” passed by... Read more
St John Southworth an 'inspiration and intercessor' for Westminster's priests
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster reflected on St John Southworth, a martyr of 17th century England, in a pastoral letter... Read more
