by Sean Reilly | Jan 23, 2008
Caritas Jerusalem, part of the international Catholic aid network, is one of a range of church and faith bodies joining the call of UN agencies and NGOs for practical measures to end the escalating crisis in Gaza. Last week, Caritas points out, 35 people in Gaza were...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 19, 2008
In the Indian State of Orissa’s Kandhamal district, residents say it is hard not to be afraid – writes Anto Akkara. The ash heaps and metal frames are all that remain of the contents of the two-storied office of World Vision, a Christian relief and...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 12, 2008
Pastor Sidheswar Digal was making Christmas preparations on 24 December when he heard a mob howling anti-Christian slogans outside his house. “When I came out, I saw our people running away into the jungle. They urged me, ‘run’, and I joined...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 12, 2008
Pastor Sidheswar Digal was making Christmas preparations on 24 December when he heard a mob howling anti-Christian slogans outside his house. “When I came out, I saw our people running away into the jungle. They urged me, ‘run’, and I joined...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 8, 2008
Church and civic leaders in Iraq are expressing concern after reports that a number of churches were bombed on Sunday 6 January 2007, following Eid and Christmas, and at a time when Orthodox Christians were celebrating New Year’s Eve. Various explosive devices, mortar...
