In his Friday morning Mass, Pope Francis talked about the Christians who were crucified in Syria by jihadists, for refusing to reject their faith. Even though it may be surprising to many,…
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Light of the East (Western Region SSJC USA) can be downloaded here. The latest number contains a good round up of recent comment on the forthcoming visit of Pope Francis to the…
2014-05-01 (AFP) The trial will take place in Minya where a judge triggered a global outcry for sentencing to death 683 alleged Islamists after a session that lasted just 10 minutes on…
April/29/2014 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is planning to perform prayers at Istanbul’s historic Hagia Sophia, along with the leaders of other Islamic countries, according to daily Radikal. The ruling Justice…
Jihadist Group Accuses Them of Fighting Against Muslims Damascus, April 30, 2014 (Zenit.org) A jihadist group fighting both the Syrian government and other Islamist organisations has crucified two prisoners in the country…
But Agreement Between Jihadists and Kurdish Militia May Bring Hope Vatican City, April 30, 2014 (Zenit.org) Attacks have intensified in recent days in the Syrian city of Aleppo due to military retaliation…
Assiut (Agenzia Fides) – Two Egyptian Coptic Christians were killed on Tuesday, April 29th due to sectarian clashes which broke out in villages in the area of the city of Assiut, Upper…
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – The attacks of terrorism that bloodied the weeks leading up to the elections in Iraq, currently being held today Wednesday, April 30, did not stop even in open…
Najwan Al Ashol, Translated from Al Araby Al Jadid 29 April, 2014 The January 25th Revolution in 2011 represented a real challenge to the structure of tyranny in Egypt at all levels,…
Tuesday, April 29, 2014, ACN Local Catholic leaders have expressed their hopes and concerns for the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections scheduled for Wednesday, April 30th, including the hope that Iraq might become…