At least 52,250 people have been killed over the last 14 years in Nigeria just for being Christian, a new report published on April 10 revealed. The report, titled “Martyred Christians in Nigeria” and published by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), headquartered in Eastern Nigeria, says 30,250 of those Read more
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Over 50,000 massacred in Nigeria for being Christian in the last 14 years, report says
Monday, April 17th, 2023Hong Kong mass migraton pushes eldery to loneliness
Monday, April 17th, 2023Most elderly people in Hong Kong live in loneliness and depression after their children have migrated to other countries in recent years, says a survey conducted by a Christian group. A high percentage of people above the age of 50 are at “high risk of social isolation and worsening physical and mental health” after their Read more
UGCC head prays for release of Chernobyl National Guardsmen
Monday, April 3rd, 2023For over a year, the National Guard, which defended the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, has been in Russian captivity. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the fate of the defenders remains unknown. Thus, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) asks the faithful to pray for their liberation. At the end of Read more
Oceania bishops complete the response to Synod’s working document
Monday, April 3rd, 2023Representatives of the four Catholic bishops’ conferences in Oceania have approved the region’s final response to the Continental Stage working document published last October for the Synod of Bishops for a Synodal Church. The Oceania response will be sent to the Synod Secretariat in Rome before this week’s deadline, and be published during the week Read more
Chaplain awarded £10k after NHS Trust said diversity ‘takes precedence’ over religious belief
Monday, April 3rd, 2023A Catholic chaplain who lost his job has been awarded £10,000 after the NHS Trust he worked for claimed that equality and diversity “take precedence over religious belief”. Rev Dr Patrick Pullicino, 73, launched legal action against an NHS trust after claiming that he was ousted for answering a hospital patient’s questions about the Church’s Read more
Hato Paora old by is New Zealander of the Year
Monday, April 3rd, 2023Hato Paora College old boy, Māori astronomer and scholar Ahorangi Rangiānehu Mātāmua is this year’s New Zealander of the Year. Professor Mātāmua has dedicated much of his life to the revitalisation and resurgence of Matariki and has written widely about Matariki. He is regarded as one of the country’s foremost Māori scholars for his contribution Read more
Refusal to unlock phone was religious, court told
Monday, April 3rd, 2023A Queensland man has been found not guilty of refusing to unlock his phone for police after a magistrate found it would have violated his Islamic religious beliefs. Humza Ali Ahmed, of Kuraby in Brisbane’s outer south, faced trial at Beenleigh Magistrates Court on one count of contravening an order about device information from a Read more
Pope Francis leaves hospital; ‘Still alive,’ he quips
Monday, April 3rd, 2023
Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis. The 86-year-old pope was hospitalised on Wednesday and received antibiotics intravenously. Asked how he felt Saturday, Francis told reporters, “Still alive.” In a video released by the Vatican, Francis was seen baptising a hospitalised baby who is a few weeks Read more
Pope, Caritas highlight need for aid to Syria
Thursday, March 30th, 2023Pope Francis has called on the international community to not forget the people in Syria devastated by war and the recent earthquake and highlights the work Caritas is doing to help the suffering Syrian population. At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus March 26 at the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled the February 6 earthquakes in Read more
Builder loses licence for nine months and fined after poor $170,000 church renovation
Thursday, March 30th, 2023Exposed asbestos, uneven steps, a wonky door, and gaps between weatherboards have cost a builder his licence for “amateurish” work he did on a church. Wellington builder Tony Magele threatened to remove fittings and materials if the church didn’t pay him for the work. Magele said he had “too much happening” to turn up to Read more