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August 16, 2021

Pope Francis prays for peace in Afghanistan as Taliban takes control

Taliban fighters stand outside the Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021. During his Angelus address Aug. 15, Pope Francis expressed his concern for Afghanistan amid the Taliban's control of the country.

VATICAN CITY -- Hours before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, Pope Francis expressed his hope for the peace and safety of the country's citizens.

Published in Faith
April 26, 2017

Commission adds three terrorist groups to anti-religious freedom watch list

An Iraqi man inspects al-Tahira al-Kubra church near Mosul Nov. 15, 2016 after it was liberated from the Islamic State group. The Islamic State, Taliban and al-Shabaab have been added to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s list of “countries of particular concern.”

WASHINGTON – The 2017 annual report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom added three "entities" to its list of 28 "countries of particular concern," thanks to a law passed in December.

Published in International
March 16, 2015

Attack in Pakistan part of wave of anti-Christian violence, Pope says

Pakistani Christians protest March 16 in the aftermath of two suicide attacks that targeted two churches in Lahore.

VATICAN CITY - Condemning deadly terrorist attacks against a Catholic and an Anglican church in Pakistan, Pope Francis said "the world is trying to hide" a wave of anti-Christian persecution in various parts of the globe.

Published in International
February 23, 2015

Jesuit's kidnapping forces JRS to reassess operations in risky areas

A boy carries belongings Nov. 17 as he walks on the rubble of damaged buildings in Aleppo, Syria.

ROME - The kidnapping of Jesuit Father Alexis Prem Kumar has made Jesuit Refugee Service reassess the way it operates in many high-risk countries, said an agency official.

Published in International
December 16, 2014

Pakistani Catholic official calls attack on school 'barbaric, inhuman'

A man carries a student released from a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, after the Dec. 16 Taliban attack on the Army Public School.

NEW DELHI - The Catholic Church in Pakistan has joined the chorus of condemnation of the deadly attack by Taliban on an army school in Peshawar that has left at least 126 children and others dead and 250 injured.

Published in International