The Voice of the suffering and persecuted​

"In my dreams I relive the time when we were in hiding. Since the terrorists used to attack by night, we would get out of the town as soon as night began to fall and hide in the bush."

"The kids were excited when they came to pick up their rosary. Then they all, about 90, gathered on the altar to pray a decade."

"A context of extreme poverty, poor housing for many, and the irrefutable lack of basic services to live with dignity is clearly a challenge that can trump other dubious needs, such as a church."

"There are times when riches prove to be a curse. South Sudan has oil fields, but the profits do not trickle down to the people."

The construction of the Cathedral marks a big step forward in Church-state relations and is also a testimony to the ever-increasing number of Catholics in the region.

"Unlike many other Orthodox Churches, the Georgian Orthodox Church does not recognize Catholic baptisms and marriages. "

“We wonder, who cares about us and our suffering, as we are citizens among the people of this country.”

"it’s good to see the change in the children who are now playing more, running more, jumping more, and even learning Portuguese."

"The jihadists are acting in the name of religion. Everything that does not conform to their own ideology suffers as a result."

For the first time Ukraine and Bosnia Herzegovina also joined the initiative: the Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection in Kiev and the cathedral in Sarajevo were lit up in red.