Fathers Ivan Centeno and Julio Norori, Nicaraguan priests, were abducted Oct. 1 by plain-clothed individuals, prompting fears the priests were taken by paramilitaries. The Churchmen have been identified as pastors of parishes in the Diocese of Estelí in the country’s northwest, where
Indignation. That's what one religious sister said she feels when she hears Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, the country's vice president, refer to themselves as Christians.
At least 31 women religious like her have been expelled or left Nicaragua
Father Emanuel Youkhana, a priest, or archimandrite, of the Assyrian Church of the East, who aids Christians and other Iraqi minorities in the Nineveh Plain region, said in a message sent to OSV News, "Joy turned into a major disaster for the
Father Marcellinus Obioma of Nigeria was reportedly abducted Sept. 17 on his way to St. Mary Amofia-Agu Affa Parish, where he serves as a parish priest. Six other people who were traveling with him also were kidnapped.
The Vatican urged the international community to press for a "special statute" to guarantee religious freedom in the city of Jerusalem in any agreements regarding a peace deal between Israel and Palestine.
Addressing a ministerial-level meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General
LOCKPORT, La. (OSV News) -- A Louisiana Catholic parish and its school are mourning the destruction of a beloved, life-sized statue of Jesus, which was decapitated during the overnight hours of Sept. 12-13. Father James Rome, parochial administrator of Holy Savior Parish
A terrorist group called Fulani herdsmen attacked the rectory at St. Raphael Church in Fadan Kamantan in Nigeria Sept. 7.
Bishop Julius Kundi of Kafanchan told the Catholic agency Aid to the Church in Need that the parish priest, Father Emmanuel Okolo, and
On the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, observed on the United Nations' calendar Aug. 22, Pakistan and India are among places of particular concern for Christian rights advocates.
The Jesuit-run Central American University in Managua suspended operations Aug. 16 after Nicaraguan authorities branded the school a "center of terrorism" the previous day and froze its assets for confiscation -- actions marking an escalation in the regime's repression of the Catholic
Israeli President Isaac Herzog denounced the increasing violence against Christians in Israel during a visit on Aug. 9 to the Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery in Haifa.
Herzog was accompanied by Israel Police Inspector General Yaakov Shabtai and emphasized Israel's commitment to the full