Lela Gilbert Newsweek May 25, 2022 Original article The recent horrifying death of Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a Nigerian college student, focused international attention on Nigeria’s Christians and their persistent abuse by radical Islamists. Thanks to social media, reports and videos of Deborah’s vicious beating and burning in Sokoto were widely circulated for several days. Although…
Catholic News Agency May 23, 2022 Original article In 2007 Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed May 24, the feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians, to be a World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, which venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary under that title as the country’s patroness. This year, Pope Francis has asked…
Gerard O’Connell May 22, 2022 America, The Jesuit Review Original article Pope Francis today urged Catholics worldwide to join in prayer for the church in China so that its 12 million Catholics may be able to live “in freedom and tranquility” and “in effective communion with the universal church.” “I am attentively and actively following…
Helen Raleigh The Federalist April 1, 2022 Original article Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei’s new memoir, ‘A 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,’ is a personal history of the tragedies wrought by Chinese communism. The Chinese Community Party (CCP) never likes an honest account of history. It has spent tremendous amounts of time and…
