Turku, Finland, August 2, 2022 Before and after the removal of the cupola. Photo: hs.fi Russian diplomats previously enjoyed free use of building that was converted into a church in the Finnish city of…
By Advocacy Department 08/03/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Radical terrorists in Nigeria’s fertile state of Plateau recently killed a number of Christian farmers in rural communities where there is no access to good roads…
Following the latest gang clashes in Port-au-Prince in which the Cathedral of the Assumption was set ablaze last week, the Bishops of Haiti again lament the deterioration of the security situation in the country, calling…
Israel, August 2, 2022 Photo: Haaretz A 1,500-year-old Byzantine convent was accidentally uncovered by the Israeli army, for the second time. The monastery ruins, located in central Israel, are known as Horbat Hani, or…
By Advocacy Department 08/02/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Nasir El-Rufai has failed to prevent violence against Christians as governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state, and now, he’s attempting to have a say in national politics….
Kosovo’s government has postponed for a month new border rules after clashes in the north of the country where ethnic Serbs blocked roads and gunmen fired on police. By Stefan J. Bos Kosovo’s government postponed…
Ierapetra, Crete, Greece, August 2, 2022 Photo: imis.gr On Sunday July 31, Metropolitan Kyrillos of Ierapytni and Sitia led a procession with the wonderworking Panagia Faneromeni Icon, transferring it to the monastery of the…
By RM SEAsia 08/02/2022 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On July 26, a video posted on Twitter revealed heretical content from a textbook concerning the Protestant and Catholic faith in Indonesia soon became viral. The…
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of August, urging special prayers for small businesses. By Deborah Castellano Lubov As August kicks off, Pope Francis is calling on Catholics to pray for small…
Toronto, California, August 2, 2022 Photo: risu.ua Peter “Giacomo” Sanfilippo, a defrocked former priest and editor of the pro-LGBT site Orthodoxy in Dialogue (OiD), has defied a California judge’s order to remove a number of…
By Advocacy 08/02/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern)- According to a report from Morning Star News, six pastors were killed and 27 congregants of the Evangelical Church Winning All were kidnapped this year by Fulani militants…
The “Breath of Life” festival organized by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate offered three days of reflection and fraternity for young people in Tyvriv, near Vinnytsia. By Svitlana Dukhovych The war in Ukraine grinds on….
Dadia, Evros, Greece, August 2, 2022 Photo: orthodoxianewsagency.gr Despite the devastating fire in Dadia, Greece, that raged for days and destroyed huge areas of land and properties, the tiny Church of St. Raphael survived…
By Addie Simkin Have you ever had a million-dollar idea? One that sticks with you, whispering in your ear that if you only did this, the world would be a better place; people would be…
The Vatican publishes Pope Francis’ itinerary in Kazakhstan, 12-15 September, which will be focused on his presence at the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, and will include a Mass. By Deborah…