Brussels archbishop thanks Christians for support after attacks
The Brussels archbishop thanked Christians for gestures of support in the wake of bomb attacks in his city and urged Belgians not to react by stoking anti-foreigner feeling. “The messages we’ve...
View ArticleAirport chaplain struck by ‘profound humanity’ after Brussels blasts
A Catholic priest who ministered to survivors of the attacks at Brussels airport said he was struck by the “profound humanity” shown by those caught up in the situation. “I’ve heard so many stories,...
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Pope Francis washes feet of refugees on Holy Thursday
In a gesture of brotherhood and peace earlier today, Pope Francis washed the feet of several refugees, including Muslims, Hindus and Copts. Gestures, like Jesus washing the feet of his disciples,...
View ArticleEaster Sunday bombing aimed at Christians kills 70 people
The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting Christians gathered on Easter in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore rose to 70 on Monday as the country started observing a three-day mourning...
View ArticleLord Sacks: ‘Christians are being ethnically cleansed throughout the Middle...
The British former chief rabbi Lord Sacks has said the “ethnic cleansing” of Christians around the world has been shamefully ignored. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Lord Sacks said: “The ethnic...
View ArticleSalesian priest kidnapped in Yemen is alive, says Indian bishops conference
Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian Catholic priest kidnapped in Yemen, is believed to be alive, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has said. “Ms Sushma Swaraj [the Minister for External...
View ArticleSyrian Christian families who fled to Europe begin to return home
Hundreds of Christian families are returning to Sadad, Syria, more than two years after their city was overrun by terrorists, a local official has said. Suleiman al Khalil, the mayor of Sadad, told...
View ArticleTerrorism must be fought in hearts and minds, archbishop tells UN
Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations, has urged world leaders to counter “the narratives and ideologies of terrorism”. In a statement during a UN Security...
View ArticleTerror legislation could threaten free speech, say bishops after Queen’s Speech
The bishops of England and Wales have said that counter-extremism legislation must be introduced with “careful consideration”, in order not to damage free speech or alienate minorities. The statement...
View ArticleArchbishop: in the midst of evil we need to reach out to our brothers and...
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has offered prayers for the victims of the Istanbul terror attack, saying the atrocity had “shocked the world”. The cardinal, president of the Bishops’...
View ArticlePriest shot dead by Islamists in Egypt’s Sinai region
Egyptian officials say a priest and two members of the country’s security forces have been killed by suspected Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula’s turbulent north. They say the priest was gunned...
View ArticleVatican condemns Nice attack that has killed 84 people
The Vatican has condemned a terrorist attack in Nice that has left at least 84 people dead. A lorry rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais last night. Fr Federico...
View ArticlePope Francis expresses ‘deep sorrow’ and ‘spiritual closeness’ to France...
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, has sent a message on behalf of Pope Francis to Archbishop André Marceau of Nice expressing the Pope’s deep sorrow at the atrocities which...
View Article‘The sorrow is great in our hearts,’ Pope tells faithful after Nice attack
Pope Francis has prayed for the end of “terror and death” of innocents as he expressed closeness to families and all of France mourning the loss of lives, “even of many children,” in the Nice lorry...
View ArticleBishop of Würzburg left ‘speechless’ after axe attack on train passengers
The Bishop of Würzburg said he had been left “speechless” by the axe attack on a train the city on Monday. Three people from Hong Kong were seriously hurt and another was slightly injured in the axe...
View ArticlePope condemns ‘acts of terrorism and violence’ in Munich and Kabul
Pope Francis has condemned “deplorable acts of terrorism and violence” in Munich and Kabul that have left dozens dead in recent days. Addressing a crowd in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, Francis urged...
View ArticlePoles arrest man for possession of explosives days before World Youth Day
Law enforcement officials in central Poland said Monday that a 48-year-old Iraqi man has been arrested on charges of possessing explosives. The arrest on Sunday in Lodz took place just days before Pope...
View ArticleThe warped fury of would-be Islamists must be confronted, not pandered to
First there was Nice; then there was the incident in the Alps, where a young man stabbed a mother and her daughters because they were, to his mind, scantily clad; then there was the axe attack on the...
View ArticleA priest is slaughtered at Mass in rural France. This is what life is like...
An 85-year-old priest has had his throat cut by an Islamic fanatic while saying Mass in a church in Normandy. For people in the West, this is a scene of almost unimaginable horror. Catholics in...
View ArticlePope Francis condemns ‘horrific’ murder of priest in France
Pope Francis has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on a Catholic church in northern France that left a priest dead and a worshipper critically wounded. Vatican spokesman, Jesuit Father...
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