Archbishop Cordileone: New COVID church closures violate right to worship
As surging COVID-19 cases lead to new restrictions in the San Francisco area, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said the treatment of churches is...
Ukrainians commemorate Holodomor victims
Ukraine commemorates today the victims of the Holodomor famines - millions of innocently murdered Ukrainians destroyed by the totalitarian communist regime. The...
Vietnamese Catholic Activist Arrived in the U.S. for Asylum
11/26/2020 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – A Vietnamese Catholic activist, who joined to protest the Nghe An police harassment of students organizing religious...
Violence continues unabated amid government crackdown on human rights
At least 10 people have been killed and around 28 abducted in a series of attacks by armed assailants of Fulani origin...
Egypt Increases Pressure Against Free Speech
11/21/2020 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – The recent arrests of multiple human rights activists associated with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR),...
Pope Francis encourages young economists to learn from the poor
In a video message Saturday, Pope Francis encouraged young economists and entrepreneurs from around the world to bring Jesus to their cities,...
WCC mourns loss of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej, head of Orthodox Church of Serbia
In a letter of condolence to the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church, World Council of Churches interim general secretary Rev....
The Impact of a Pandemic on the Local Church
Needless to say, the past six months have proven to be difficult for the functionality of the local church as a result...
Catholic couple donates hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys in Brooklyn, Queens
For one Catholic businessman in New York City, Thanksgiving has long been a time of sacrifice and generosity. For each of the...
UNESCO Responds to Hagia Sophia Conversion
11/22/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) –Following comments from the Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, that UNESCO is “not bothered by the fact...