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March 2, 2020

Hundreds of thousands forced to flee as attacks continue in Burkina Faso

A displaced Christian woman prays in front of a grotto with a statue of Mary in Kaya, Burkina Faso, May 16, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings.

OXFORD, England -- Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings.

Published in International
November 13, 2019

Pope Francis appeals for protection of the vulnerable in Burkina Faso

A displaced woman in Dablo, Burkina Faso, looks on while she waits for help March 1, 2019.

VATICAN CITY -- After one of the deadliest attacks in Burkina Faso in recent years, Pope Francis urged leaders there to do more to protect vulnerable civilians and to promote dialogue and social harmony.

Published in Faith
September 30, 2019

Islamic State violence against Christians in Iraq, Syria focus of hearing

A Catholic church destroyed by Islamic State militants in Karamdes, Iraq, is examined by a priest March 6, 2018. The genocide conducted by the Islamic State against Christian communities in Iraq and Syria has turned into continued harassment by Iran-backed militias and shows no signs of abating soon, said speakers at a Sept. 26, 2019, hearing in Washington.

WASHINGTON -- The genocide conducted by the Islamic State against Christian communities in Iraq and Syria has turned into continued harassment by Iran-backed militias and shows no signs of abating soon.

Published in International
September 10, 2019

Sri Lankan government to conduct independent inquiry into Easter attacks

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, looks at the explosion site inside a church in Negombo April 21, 2019, following a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island. Cardinal Ranjith has finally won a concession from Sri Lanka's government after widespread criticism of the investigation into the deadly attacks.

NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has finally won a concession from Sri Lanka's government after widespread criticism of the investigation into the deadly Easter Sunday attacks.

Published in International
July 22, 2019

Mobs have killed 70 accused of blasphemy in Pakistan

Peter Jacob, executive director of the Center for Social Justice based in Lahore, Pakistan, gestures during an interview with a Catholic News Service reporter in Washington July 18, 2019. Looking on is Rubina Feroze Bhatti of Pakistan, a founding member and current general secretary of Taangh Wasaib Organization, a rights-based development group.

WASHINGTON -- Despite the blasphemy law that has roiled Christians in Pakistan, the government has not executed anyone found guilty at trial.

Published in International
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