In order to counter this "integral catechesis" is needed, through which the faithful can teach Christianity "which truly involves our entire existence and which makes us credible witnesses of Jesus Christ, truly God and truly man". That was the objective which Saint Cyril of Jerusalem aimed to achi

These are the rallying cries that people all over Europe are shouting far and wide to Islamists both within Europe and in other countries who seek to impose Sharia law upon European citizens.
It is not only to Muslims, who seek to expand Islam across the whole of Europe, that Europeans are saying "

Pakistan: June 19, 2007. A mob of Muslims equipped with firearms and sticks attacked Christian worshipers and injured dozens of men, women and children. The attackers were backed by area Council Chief of administration and police turned blind eye to stop Muslim attackers in remote village of distr

Gaza; June 19, 2007. Christians living in Gaza City on Monday appealed to the international community to protect them against increased attacks by Muslim extremists. Many Christians said they were prepared to leave the Gaza Strip as soon as the border crossings are reopened. The appeal came followi

Angry protesters in several cities torched British flags and beat them with their shoes in protest at the accolade for the Indian-born writer of "The Satanic Verses" and chanted "Death to Britain, death to Rushdie."
Rushdie, 59, was forced to go into hiding for a decade after Iran`s Ayatollah Ruhol

He also challenged Shahbaz Bhatti to join PCC call on government to hold referendum on Separate Electorate SE or Joint Electorate JE, that Christian may select election system for them.
Nazir Bhatti said" I will visit Pope to inform His Excellency about escalation of Christian persecution in Pakist

government agencies and working to damage Christian cause for vested interests. He said that there is no Hindu, Parsi or any other Pakistani minority community in this so-called APMA but it was formed after his meeting with military regime to sabotage popular election system of Christians " Separate

Zamboanga: June 12, 2007. Searches continue for Fr.Giancarlo Bossi, missionary of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, kidnapped in the Southern Island chain of Mindanao June 10 last: the administrator of the of the Catholic prelature of Ipil, Fr. Nador Jasulga, has created an emergency t

A U.S. military official said American forces became aware of the threats only last month and now have erected barriers around the largest Christian enclave in Baghdad`s Dora neighborhood in an effort to protect its residents.
Christians in Baghdad refuse to discuss the threats for fear of retribu

Pradesh, the state government has banned all religions other than the one traditionally associated with local places of worship or prayer. The state's chief minister, Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy, told AsiaNews that a bill to that effect will be presented in the next session to the state assembly.
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Bursting into the home, the men swung a large bamboo pole at Jay's head, but he dodged it and took the heavy blow to his shoulder instead. Then, the men grabbed Siddhani and her sister and beat them mercilessly.
The prayer group was finally saved when some neighbors heard the women shrieking for h

The pope was not hurt and didn`t even appear to notice that the man --- who was between 20 or 30 years old --- had jumped over the protective barrier in the square and toward the white popemobile as it drove by. The pontiff kept waving to the audience.
At least eight security officers who were trai

Holy Father,
I, the undersigned Nazir S Bhatti, Chief of Pakistan Christian Congress and Editor of Pakistan Christian Post wish to bring facts about election system and religious freedom issues faced by 15 million Christians in Pakistan.
The comments by His Holiness on occasion of accepting crede

Mr. Bhatti said "Ms Riyaz is among four Muslim women serving as diplomat in army of thousand of Muslim employees in Foreign Services of Pakistan while there is non Christian in any missions of Pakistan around world"
He added that relatives of Army Generals, Politicians, Bureaucrats and Businessmen

He termed it target killing as culprits have killed the children but kept on demanding ransom of two million rupees.
Two Christian children named Obaid and Sajjid were kidnapped from neighborhood of Christian Town from Korangi area of District East of Karachi, on May 21, 2007.
According to PCP co