Holy, Not Horror: New Guide Explains Hidden Ministry Of Exorcism
By Carol Glatz – One kind of ministry, by its nature but also church mandate, shuns the limelight and remains discreet: exorcism. Unfortunately, commercial interests and media have...
Category: Evil & Persecution
Caritas Warns Of Rise In Human Trafficking Amid Pandemic
By Junno Arocho Esteves – As governments and world leaders struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, they must also work harder to protect victims of human trafficking, said...
Vatican Foreign Minister: Religious Freedom Must Be Protected
By Simon Caldwell – The Catholic Church has failed to defend Christians effectively, partly because it historically accepted persecution as part of its “community story,” a Vatican official...
Catholic Martyrs of the Third Reich
Twelve years of Nazi rule produced many Catholic martyrs. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks at some of those who died for resisting the regime in Germany and Austria. When...
Saint Stephen: ‘Victim of the Mystery of Wickedness Present in the World’
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,...
Persecution of Christians “a Form of Genocide”
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...
The Origins of Evil are Varied, but Less so for the New Show ‘Evil’
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...
Behind Nigeria’s Religious Conflict
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...
When the Pen is Mightier than the Sword
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...
Persecution of Christians Worse Now Than Ever – Do We Care?
“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...
Assault on Christianity
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...
Religious Rights Group Deplores ‘Anti-Christian Hostility’ in France
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...
