Cover Image from archives: Haiti Election Protests on December 8, 2010 The Bishop’s Conference of the Caribbean island deplores the explosive security and political situation The Catholic bishops of Haiti have released a message deploring the catastrophic situation prevailing on the Caribbean island and call for a national dialogue. “The country is on the brink […]
Support for the “Little Studio” Catholic radio station in Vilnius All over the world the pandemic provoked by the Coronavirus has demonstrated the importance of Catholic media to the life of the Church in our times. In many countries the only way Catholics have been able to take part in Holy Mass and other communal […]
Bishop’s Conference calls for dialogue following military coup Following the military coup in Myanmar, the Bishop’s Conference of the country has addressed an appeal for peace to the conflicting parties and the international community. “We are journeying through most challenging times of our history,” the bishops wrote in a joint statement from February 4, which […]
The coronavirus is causing the West to forget the people of Syria. And yet, these people are still in desperate need of help after almost a decade of conflict, according to a nun who has risked her life to provide urgent aid. Sister Annie Demerjian told the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need […]
“It is time to return to God.” Hundreds of clerics and lay people see their country as being in a state of profound crisis and are hoping for a national dialogue that will lead to political changes. Catholic Cubans launched an appeal, strongly criticizing the communist political and social system in their country and called […]
Success Story: A Vehicle for the Carmelite Sisters in Zomba Since 2003, there has been a Carmelite convent in the diocese of Zomba in southern Malawi. There are eleven Sisters living there at present, their lives devoted entirely to a life of contemplation. They are praying for the salvation of the world and especially for […]
Egypt is home to the largest Christian community in the Arab world – the Coptic Church. Dating back to the very beginnings of Christianity and to the Apostle Mark, there are about 8 million Copts in Egypt today. But in a deeply politically divided country with Islam as its state religion, even such a venerable […]
A series of kidnappings and acts of violence against priests and nuns in Nigeria are of particular concern to Catholics in the country. For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, a bishop – Bishop Moses Chikwe of the Archdiocese of Owerri – was kidnapped by armed bandits and held […]
“The situation in northern Ethiopia is alarming. Communication is very precarious and the region has been totally isolated from the rest of the world for almost three weeks. No internet or telephone. But the news we get from those who have been able to visit the area is terrible,” says Regina Lynch, project manager for […]
Support for the Formation of 38 Carmelite Novices in Central African Republic and Cameroon It was 50 years ago –1971 – that the first four Carmelite Fathers arrived from Italy in the Central African Republic. These courageous pioneers rolled up their sleeves and got to work in what is still today one of the poorest […]
