A report compiled by Franciscan Fr Lazar Aslam describes the plight of young girls and women who are subjected to rape, kidnapping and forced marriage in a country where the law rarely affords
Despite the very difficult conditions in Syria at the moment, and fear about the future, Archbishop Jacques Mourad believes that the lifting of sanctions will bring new hope. The situation in Syria continues
More than six months since the ceasefire came into effect, after yet another devastating war in Lebanon, the Church is still suffering the aftermath of the intense bombardment and resulting mass displacement. Religious
Almost one third of all the seminarians in the world today are from the continent of Africa. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, the number of priestly vocations is gratifyingly
Pope Leo XIV served in Peru during a difficult period, when the Augustinians were under threat from terrorists and the population was struggling. “He made sure the poor were treated with dignity,” says
The Church of the Assumption was vandalised and set alight in 2020. Some stories do have happy endings. On 8 November 2019, during a wave of street protests, several hooded people looted the
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