Currents News for Monday, December 23, 2019
December 23, 2019On the newscast: Pope Francis is warning that Christianity is declining and reform is needed right now; The holiday stalemate over the […]
Topic: Christians
Georgia Methodist Church Narrowly Avoids Knife Attack
November 25, 2019Currents News Staff The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia is sharing gratitude and courage after avoiding what police say was […]
Syrian Christian Survives Kidnapping Through Faith, Forgiveness
November 12, 2019By Melissa Butz On Oct. 19, 2012, Maurice Agob was in a liquor store run by his sons in Aleppo, Syria. Suddenly, […]
Brooklyn Christians Stand in Solidarity with Lebanon
November 5, 2019By Tim Harfmann Christians in Brooklyn are taking a stand and praying for their endangered brothers and sisters in Lebanon. Paul Moshy […]
Elijah Cummings Remembered
October 17, 2019Currents News Staff The American flag that normally flies high above the White House was lowered to half-staff today in honor of […]
Imprisoned in Siberia, Lithuanian Cardinal Finds Strength in the Cross
October 15, 2019By Melissa Butz With his eyes full of tears, Cardinal Siguitas Tamkéavichus, recalled his time in a gulag in Siberia. His crime […]
Syria Under Attack: Christianity Could Disappear
October 9, 2019By Dale Gavlak AMMAN, Jordan — (Catholic News Service) Turkish warplanes have begun attacking northeastern Syria, causing widespread panic among Christian and […]
U.S. and Holy See Convene, Calling for ‘Defense of Religious Freedom’
October 2, 2019By Melissa Butz The Vatican’s old synod hall hosted a U.S.-Holy See collaborated event to promote religious freedom, entitled “Pathways to Human […]
Chinese Catholics Face Scrutiny in Hong Kong Push for Democracy
October 1, 2019By Emily Drooby October 1 marks the first time a demonstrator is known to have been shot during four months of protests […]
Trump: Nations of the World Must ‘End Religious Persecution’
September 23, 2019By Emily Drooby President Trump urged world leaders to protect people of faith in a keynote speech delivered at the United Nations […]
