AsiaNews: Riyadh (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh said that suicide bombers are “criminals” who will go to “hell”. “Suicide bombings are great crimes” and bombers are “criminals who rush themselves to hell by their … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Islamist rebels have kidnapped a group of nuns from the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Thecla (Mar Taqla) in Maaloula (north of Damascus). Mgr Mario Zenari, the Vatican nuncio in Damascus, confirmed the information after speaking with the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate. … Continue reading
New Advent: The worst Christian massacre—complete with mass graves, tortured-to-death women and children, and destroyed churches—recently took place in Syria, at the hands of the U.S.-supported jihadi “rebels”; and the U.S. government and its “mainstream media” mouthpiece are, as usual, silent … Continue reading
AsiaNews: A mortar round hit the Vatican Nunciature building this morning in Damascus. The bomb was aimed at the third floor, where the sleeping quarters of the Nuncio Mgr Mario Zenari, his secretary Fr Giorgio, and the sisters working at the … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The security forces charged with protecting the Christians of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Warraq were not present at the time of the Islamist attack that left four dead and over 20 injured. This was revealed by the … Continue reading
Protest the Pope: Deacon Nick Donnelly: Fox News is reporting that Christian homes and businesses in Minya, Egypt, have been marked by Muslims with black X’s to single them out for attack. Muslim homes and businesses have been marked with … Continue reading
Spirit Daily: The two men who allegedly carried out the Boston Marathon bombing were ‘failed’ by their parents, especially their ‘controlling’ mother who encouraged their move towards Islamic radicalization, relatives told MailOnline today. More here.
Reuters: Nigeria: A suicide bomber drove a vehicle full of explosives into a Roman Catholic church during morning Mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least eight people, wounding more than 100 and triggering reprisal attacks that killed at least … Continue reading
Back in March and again in June I posted some commentary and links to articles on this saintly and silent martyr in-the-making. After reading this update you can reference three previous posts about Asia on our website here.
Rorate Caeli: More attacks by Islamic terrorists today claimed the lives of scores of Christians in the state of Kaduna, Nigeria, including 10 killed and 50 injured in an attack to the Cathedral of Christ the King, of the Diocese … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: At least 9 people were killed, and 35 seriously injured, in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, June 3. More on this this here.
Catholic Culture: A Lebanese priest who baptized a Muslim woman has been kidnapped and released. More on this here.
CatholicOnline: On the 4th Sunday of Easter, April 29, 2012, the faithful gathered for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass being offered at Kano’s Bayero University. Evil Islamic jihadists used small explosives to draw the faithful out and then shot … Continue reading
The government of Sudan, an overwhelmingly Muslim nation, has stripped between 500,000 and 700,000 Christians of their citizenship and ordered them to leave for the new nation of South Sudan, according to a report from Ecumenical News International. Read the … Continue reading
CNA reports: Rome, Italy, Jan 28, 2012 / 07:03 am (CNA).- U.S. Military Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio says the collapse of Iraq’s Christian population is among the legacies of America’s invasion in 2003. “Yes, you can say in a certain … Continue reading
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