The Middle East Is Imploding: An Interview with Fr. Benedict Kiely
A bomb of poverty has been hurled at the country by economic sanctions imposed by the West, Kiely says.
A bomb of poverty has been hurled at the country by economic sanctions imposed by the West, Kiely says.
Perhaps reporting the figures of martyred Nigerian Christians might cause compassion fatigue, but the world needs to know the intensity of the persecution—which many argue has developed into a genocide.
“I want to encourage Christians with a history of our spiritual ancestors who did not flinch from professing their faith, even in an increasingly atheist society.”—Rev. Matthew Heise
Religious grounds are rarely taken into account by the bodies responsible for examining asylum applications. On the other hand, asylum applications based on sexual orientation do not seem to pose a problem for the French authorities.
Is there a proper way to differentiate between true refugees and opportunists? It is a hard question to answer. But one thing is sure: it is never a loss when the Church gets actively involved in a refugee’s life. While the system can be cheated, God cannot.
Legislative impediments to building and repairing churches in Egypt exist within a general climate of increasing violence against Copts.
Afghanistan’s underground church needs urgent support “as targeted killings and other forms of persecution are rising.”
For those who love Lebanon and its people, the apparent indifference of the West to this unique nation and its struggles is incomprehensible.
All sport originates in acts of violence. This, which might seem to condemn it from the start, is actually its redeeming characteristic: sport was, and remains, the best means for ordering that particular human impulse.
The charity has been investigating the circumstance of the latest deadly attack on peaceful farmers, a massacre of families working in their fields, but warns that the incident is “only the tip of the iceberg.”
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