Asia Bibi’s book, Blasphemy: A Memoir: Sentenced to Death Over a Cup of Water is now available. This is the Pakistani mother of five whom I spoke about at last year’s conference. Here is an excerpt from the book: More … Continue reading
Category: Persecution of the Church
Egypt: Morsi’s Ouster Sparks Violence Against Christians
Catholic Online (Taken from end of report): The last point highlights a growing danger for Christian communities which have seen a rise in violence since Morsi\’s ouster against individual Christians, priests, and churches. Indeed some priests have been murdered and various churches have been … Continue reading
If We Can Do Nothing Else We Owe the Christians of the Mid-East Fervent Prayers
AsiaNews, Fady Noun: A free people interpreting the pain Jesus endured, sharing it on the stages of work, in the mines, the hospitals, in the tombs of hope and its cradles provided the magnificent, dazzling show young Brazilians put on for … Continue reading
Catholic Couple in Custody in Pakistan, Latest Victims of ‘Blasphemy Law’
The outrageous “blasphemy law” of Pakistan is meant to muzzle Catholics from ever expressing their Faith in public. Some of the accused are assassinated, or killed by mobs, others, like Asia Bibi, still languish in wretched prisons. One thousand Christians … Continue reading
N Korea May Have 10,000 Catholics Clinging to Their Faith
Vatican Insider: “We suspect that after the long period of persecution there are still about 10,000 people who will remember in their hearts their Catholic faith.” But “I find it difficult to believe that there is an organised underground Church … Continue reading
China: Government Tightens Grip on Election and Ordination of Bishops
AsiaNews: Church observers in China have reacted strongly to a revision of the regulations surrounding the election of bishops, which they say grants the government-backed Bishops’ Conference of the Catholic Church in China (BCCCC) overarching control. More on this here.
Saudi Court Sentences Christian to 6 Years & 300 Lashes for Making Convert
AsiaNews: A court in Al-Khobar, Saudi city east of the Gulf, has sentenced a Lebanese Christian to prison and flogging for having converted a young Saudi man to Christianity and helped a young woman escape from the country. The first considered … Continue reading
Israel Court Allows for Seizure of Convents Land and Property of 50 Palestinian Families
Catholic Culture: An Israeli court has affirmed the government’s decision to confiscate most of the land owned by a Salesian convent as the Israeli West Bank barrier through the Cremisan Valley, which is located near Bethlehem, is rerouted. Read here and … Continue reading
Priest Advises Christians to Leave Syria, But He’ll Stay
Catholic Culture: Following the kidnapping and (reported) release of two Orthodox prelates, a parish priest in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, discussed his ministry there. “Car bombs have been found near churches,” said the anonymous priest. “Divine Providence has permitted our … Continue reading
15 Years in Prison for Bishop Who Rejected Sin of Schism
An example of those whom Pope Francis cited as today’s martyrs, although he survived his unspeakable torments, was Bishop Ioan Ploscaru (1911-1998). Chiesa Online: Bishop Ioan Ploscaru: To all of us, the Greek-Catholic priests and bishops, freedom was offered in exchange … Continue reading
Pope Speaks About Calumny, Persecution, and This Age of Martyrs
AsiaNews: The “age of martyrs is not yet over, even today we can say, in truth, that the Church has more martyrs now than during the first centuries. The Church has many men and women who are maligned through calumny, who … Continue reading
After Two Months Priest Taken Captive by Islamic Rebels Still Missing
Aleteia: Kidnapped, lost and forgotten: On the 9th of February 2013, 27-year-old Father Michael Kayal from Aleppo, Syria, was abducted by Islamic extremist rebels. Two months later he is still missing, yet the world remains silent. Full report here.
Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center, Scaring Donors Since 1971
Being the SPLC’s poster child for evil Catholic “hate groups” is looking more and more like a badge of honor of which I am entirely unworthy. The Weekly Standard has a piece on the SPLC and its fundraiser-in-chief. Disgust at … Continue reading
Army Reserve Training Brief Says Catholicism is an Extremist Religion
And why is it extremist? Because the Church teaches that there is no salvation outside of her. The Remnant: Well, it’s official: The Catholic Church is on the fast track to be banned in America. Exhibit A is a U.S. Army … Continue reading
Judge Dismisses Franciscan U Case Against HHS Mandate
Catholic Culture: A US district court judge has dismissed a challenge to the HHS mandate brought by Franciscan University of Steubenville and the Michigan Catholic Conference. Read more here.
