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January 12, 2015

Report: Christians face worsening mistreatment; North Korea tops list

Protesters display signs and carry flags during an Aug. 1 protest in Detroit. More than 150 people protested the persecution of Christians in Iraq, calling on the U.S. government and others to step in to help those given an ultimatum to convert to Islam, pay a heavy tax or be killed in their homeland.

OXFORD, England - An international report has warned that Christians face worsening mistreatment worldwide and called for "urgent action" by Western governments and church leaders.

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
January 31, 2012

Bishop says world must help rebuild 'functioning authority' in Somalia

Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti, who also serves as apostolic administrator of Mogadishu, Somalia, listens to a question during an interview with Catholic News Service Jan. 30.

WASHINGTON - The international community must contribute to reconstructing a "functioning authority" in Somalia, said the bishop who serves as administrator of the country's only Catholic diocese.

After 21 years of "practically anarchy," Somalia "has become a failed state, a black hole," said Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti, who took over as administrator of the diocese in neighboring Somalia in 1989, when the bishop of Mogadishu was killed.

Published in International
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