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June 23, 2017

Catholic bishop says troubled Somali refugees still need acceptance, help

Somali refugees are seen after arriving in 2011 at a camp in Dadaab, Kenya. In Dadaab, the world's largest refugee complex in northeast Kenya, Somali refugees are facing the question of whether to return to their homeland or stay and risk being forced to move if the Kenyan government closes the camp.

NAIROBI, Kenya – In Dadaab, the world's largest refugee complex in northeast Kenya, Somali refugees are caught in a very delicate and complex situation and Bishop Joseph Alessandro of Garissa, Kenya, is determined to help the world understand their plight.

Published in International
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
April 9, 2015

Kenya cracks down on al-Shabab funding and recruitment after Garissa attack

People attend a memorial vigil in Nairobi, Kenya, April 7, for the 147 people killed in an attack on Garissa University College. Kenyan bishops are urging the government to step up security and for citizens to remain united after al-Shabab militants atta cked the college campus April 2.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Faced with a fierce enemy driven by Muslim extremist ideology, the Kenyan government has cracked down on funding for al-Shabab, the Somali group that claimed responsibility for killing 148 mostly Christian students at Garissa University College a week ago.

Published in International
April 9, 2015

Tragic murders trigger varied treatment

A woman prays during a special Easter Mass at Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi for victims of the massacre at Garissa University College. Al-Shabaab militants raided the campus April 2, leaving 148 dead.

The pre-Easter tragedies of the German jet deliberately flown into the French Alps and the terrorist attack at a Kenyan university have several links, some not all that obvious.

Published in Robert Brehl
April 7, 2015

Cardinal calls Kenyans to prayer in wake of militants' college attack

A woman sings during an Easter service in Nairobi, Kenya,i April 5 for the victims of the massacre at Garissa University College. Al-Shabaab militants raided the campus April 2, leaving 148 dead.

NAIROBI, Kenya - The president of the Kenyan bishops' conference called on Easter worshippers to commit themselves to praying for peace and security in their homeland after militants attacked a college campus days earlier.

Published in International
June 16, 2014

Kenya’s religious leaders demand government response to deadly terror attack

Wreckages of burned cars are seen outside the police station in Mpeketoni, Kenya, June 16 after unidentified gunmen attacked the town. Nearly 50 people were killed and others wounded when more than two dozen unidentified gunmen attacked the coastal town.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Christian and Muslim leaders united June 17 to demand government action after a deadly terror attack in Kenya’s coastal region.

Published in International