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 […]
Topic: Christians
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 […]
Trump Decries Christian Persecution, Calls for Religious Freedom
September 23, 2019By Christopher White NEW YORK — President Donald Trump called out world leaders who advocate for tolerance while failing to support people […]
Jesuit Women Attacked While Volunteering in the Philippines
August 26, 2019By Tim Harfmann Two women volunteering with Jesuits in the Philippines were stabbed. Twenty-four-year-old Genifer Buckly is dead. Her 30-year-old colleague, Anne […]
Church Linked to Harriet Tubman Damaged by Lightning
August 20, 2019Currents News Staff On August 18, a lightning strike hit the steeple of Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church in Auburn, New York, […]
Five Years Later: Iraqi Christians Still Face Pain, Displacement of ISIS Attack
August 7, 2019Currents News Staff A nightmare began in Iraq five years ago, one that is still difficult to wake up from for many. […]