The Voice of the suffering and persecuted
Democratic Republic of the Congo: bishop denounces persecution of the local Church
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"The Church is one of the few bodies speaking out against injustice and violence, and for this reason, the archbishop believes, the attacks appear to be “targeting particularly the structures of the Church.”
Haiti: ‘We are still in the first phase of our emergency aid efforts’
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"The precarious situation makes it impossible to travel to the country, which means that we cannot experience the situation first-hand. Our communication is limited to the internet or the telephone."
Colombian missionary is released after being held by jihadists for more than four years
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"Her release encourages us to keep praying for all those who are still hoping for freedom.”
Students in Lebanon ask children everywhere to join them in prayer
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"We want “We want to encourage as many children as possible to entrust themselves to the power of prayer."
Iraq: Ankawa, home of the Christians, comes of age
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“The decision to make Ankawa a separate district will, we hope, be an important step forwardfor the future of Christianity in Iraq.”
Nigeria: ‘We know that Leah is alive, and we pray for her release’
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"Let’s keep our fingers crossed while holding on to God in faith for divine intervention. Leah and others will be freed one day. My prayer has always been: “Lord, please make it sooner than later!”
In India, a priest is acquitted of attempting ‘forcible religious conversion’
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"The seminary has been there for over 25 years and we have never forced anyone to convert."
Massive influx of Haitian migrants triggers crisis in Mexico
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"Behind these migrant caravans there are an infinite number of private interests, institutions and non-governmental organizations that have made these migrants into an industry for their own personal benefit.”
In Lebanon and Syria, poverty stalks the Christian community
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“During the war at least, they expected it to end at some point, but now, what can [Syrian Christians] expect?”
Church decries ‘slow genocide’ of Christians in Nigeria
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“They have an agenda, which is the Islamization of this country. And they are doing that by carefully eliminating all the Christians."