Funeral of Chinese Underground Bishop Restricted by the Government
03/28/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – In the name of preventing the spread of Coronavirus, the Chinese government interfered the funeral arrangement for...
Pope Francis to give a special Urbi et Orbi blessing amid coronavirus pandemic
Pope Francis announced Sunday that he will give an extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing this week with the opportunity for Catholics to...
Streaming Your Sunday Service Isn’t Enough
Rev. Justin Murff, FRSA, Executive Director of the MENA Collective, submits the following and is available for comment: With all of the uncertainty...
Christians Suffer Police Brutality, Illegal Arrests in Uttar Pradesh, India
Forcing them to pose like Christ on the cross, police last week beat Christians in custody on baseless charges in northern India’s...
Religious organizations in Ukraine ready to conduct services online due to coronavirus
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Oleksandr Gogilashvili addressed representatives of religious organizations on the problem of the spread and counteraction of coronavirus....
Lawsuit Against Karimun Church Renovation Retracted
03/22/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The lawsuit against the construction of a renovated building for the St Joseph Catholic Church in Karimun,...
Tensions Rise in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
03/22/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Multiple reports surface of rising tension in Syria’s NE corridor as it relates to community interactions with...
Pope Francis: As humanity trembles from pandemic, let us unite in prayer
Pope Francis has asked Christians around the world to unite in praying the Our Father prayer at noon on March 25 in...
US bishops of the UGCC define rules for the Church to abide during the...
On March 18, the bishops of the UGCC in the United States spoke to the faithful regarding the pandemic. "The time of...
Tragedy for Family of Missing Couple
03/21/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Two months after the mysterious disappearance of the elderly parents of a Chaldean Catholic priest in Turkey, tragic news...