Evil & Persecution / Pope Francis / Saints
by CNS · Published December 26, 2019 · Last modified December 20, 2019
By Carol Glatz – Despite increased persecution and attacks against Christians, the faithful must strengthen their courage and joyful desire to follow Christ no matter the cost, Pope Francis said last year on the...
Christian Living / Church / Evil & Persecution
by CNS · Published November 2, 2019 · Last modified October 31, 2019
By Bronwen Dachs – Christianity is disappearing from towns and cities in parts of the Middle East, warns a new report from the papal foundation Aid to the Church in Need. It also said that...
Church / Evil & Persecution / Exorcism
by CNS · Published October 7, 2019 · Last modified October 6, 2019
By Sister Hosea Rupprecht – The questions of what makes people do evil things is explored in the new CBS series “Evil” from the husband-and-wife team of Robert and Michelle King, the creators of “The...
Arinze Joseph Ani / Church / Evil & Persecution / Religious Freedom
by Ani Arinze · Published August 28, 2019 · Last modified August 26, 2019
Muslim-Christian relations in Nigeria are marked by frequent violence, but there are also signs of hope, as ANI ARINZE explains. A Bit of History Any talk about religious freedom in Nigeria, must necessarily refer to...
Christian Living / Ethics & Human Dignity / Evil & Persecution / Nthabiseng Maphisa
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published May 21, 2019 · Last modified May 20, 2019
The old proverb claims that “the pen is mightier than the sword”. This saying has been used time and again and has consequently become tired. Though it is a cliché, my observation of current...
“The persecution of Christians is today worse than at any time in history,” says Aid to the Church in Need – a papal charity – in its report on oppressed Christians titled “Persecuted and...
There is a stirring image that has been circulating around the internet this week after the horrific attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday by Islamic militants against Christians and Western interests. It is...
Church / Evil & Persecution / Religious Freedom
by Jael SC · Published February 19, 2019 · Last modified February 18, 2019
A church-backed religious rights organisation has warned of growing “anti-Christian hostility” in France, identifying a spate of assaults on churches and Christian monuments. “France is of particular concern now – while anti-Christian attacks are...
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence of Asia Bibi, a Catholic convicted of blasphemy, and ordered her release from prison. A three-member court bench announced the verdict Oct. 31. The apex...
Church / Evil & Persecution / Religious Freedom
by Jael SC · Published October 4, 2018 · Last modified October 2, 2018
Social media has helped spread “fake news” alleging criminal or violent attacks against Christians in Pakistan as examples of hate crimes and religious extremism, reported ucanews.com.
Abortion / Devil / Evil & Persecution / Life Issues / Magliano / Sin in our Lives
by Tony Magliano · Published July 3, 2018 · Last modified July 2, 2018
In the early months of his papacy, Pope Francis felt the urgent need to courageously preach on the actual existence of the devil, and the grave dangers of not taking his existence seriously (1 Peter 5:8-9).
Christian Living / Devil / Evil & Persecution / Sin in our Lives
by Jael SC · Published April 12, 2018 · Last modified April 11, 2018
The path to holiness does not involve wrestling with some abstract boogeyman, but involves a “constant struggle against the devil, the prince of evil,” Pope Francis said.
In his new apostolic exhortation, “Gaudete et Exsultate” (“Rejoice and Be Glad”), released by the Vatican, the pope urged Christians not to think of the devil as an intangible construct but rather “a personal being who assails us.”
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