Security agents had arrested Bishop Tsalim and two priests Oct. 15 at Asmara International Airport upon the bishop’s arrival from... Read more
For the last few weeks, law enforcement agencies put into place comprehensive security arrangements for church services held on Christmas. Read more
The Zakharia Brothers woodworking factory makes handcarved Nativity scenes out of olive wood. Read more
Every year on the feast of St. Nicholas, Issa Anis Kassisieh dons a red suit, black boots, and a thick... Read more
Witnesses say armed Fulani herdsmen attacked several Christian villages on Dec. 18, leaving as many as 46 people dead and... Read more
ADF International says the appeal has the potential to overturn Northern Nigeria’s blasphemy laws. Read more
Hungarian President Katalin Novák visited Iraq last week, stopping at a majority-Christian town that has been rebuilt in recent years... Read more
Six months have passed since 39 Catholic worshipers were slain and dozens injured in a June 5 attack on a... Read more
A Reuters investigative report found that a massive forced abortion program has been carried out by the Nigerian military on... Read more
Attacks by groups of Islamist militia variously called “herdsmen,” “bandits,” or “unknown gunmen” increasingly victimize farming towns in Nigeria. Read more
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Cardinal Louis Sako warned that if the government doesn’t change its policies it could spell the end... Read more
When Father Charbel Mhanna needs to acquire altar wine for Mass, he must use a special card issued by the... Read more
Women from all over the world will join together Dec. 8 for the public recitation of a rosary to Our... Read more
The spiritual leader of the world’s Eastern Orthodox Christians has come out in support of finding a common date to... Read more
A church bell that was kept hidden by a Muslim family during the Islamic State’s occupation of Mosul rang out... Read more
The Observatory for the Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe documented more than 500 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2021. Read more
Archbishop Chrysostomos II died on Monday at age 81. Who will be able to collect the legacy of the head... Read more
Returning from Bahrain, the pope was asked if he supports the efforts of women and young people in Iran to... Read more
Sacred Heart Catholic Church — built in 1939 in Manama, Bahrain — was the first Catholic Church in the Persian... Read more
The pope’s historic trip to Bahrain continued Sunday with a meeting with young people at a Catholic school. Read more