
Reports that French Catholic Priest Violently Beaten and Robbed Go Viral
Reports diverge on both the identity of the priest’s attackers, and whether these are connected to the severe riots in France over the past four days.
Reports diverge on both the identity of the priest’s attackers, and whether these are connected to the severe riots in France over the past four days.
During an otherwise peaceful demonstration in support of Belgium’s healthcare workers, it appears that one officer attempted to hit chairman Tom Van Grieken in the face, while a fellow MP claimed she had been kicked by another policeman after having fallen to the ground.
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
The brutality of the news channel that on other occasions takes pride in the quality of its content and intellectual openness sends shockwaves through the Catholic world and beyond.
The EU Parliament characterised the bishop’s arrest as arbitrary, called for his immediate release, and pushed for an end to any legal prosecution against him.
Outspoken critic of the government and bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando Álvarez Lagos, has been placed on house arrest after being prevented from celebrating mass by police.
Afghanistan’s underground church needs urgent support “as targeted killings and other forms of persecution are rising.”
This was an opportune moment for the EU to recommit to the protection of freedom of religion or belief by reinforcing the existing EU instruments aimed at doing so and highlighting cases concerning minorities where this right has been violated. Yet, it did the exact opposite.