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Eritrean bishops describe life there “desolate”

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Four Eritrean Catholic bishops have published a letter criticising life in the country, describing the country as “desolate” because so many people had fled or were in prison or the army. Even though the letter-writers were careful not to directly condemn the government their move is risky and rare as . . . Read More

A test of freedoms in Brazil

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Brazil, a county that by some measures has the most religious freedom in the world, is grappling with a court case pitting religious intolerance against freedom of speech. The controversy began with 16 videos on You Tube that public prosecutors claim encourage discrimination toward Africa-based religions. It grew in May . . . Read More

Those churches demolished by Chinese officials?

“There’s been some misunderstanding,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hong Lei told the UK’s Telegraph. Several churches in Zhejiang province have been bulldozed this spring, or they have had to remove prominent crosses, prompting fears that the Communist Party had begun a crackdown on Christianity. Not so, Hong said. “The . . . Read More

Catholic hostages ‘freed in Cameroon’

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A Canadian nun, Gilberte Bussiere, 75, and two Italian priests Giampaolo Marta, 47 and Gianantonio Allegri, 57, have been freed, according to officials. The three clerics, from the diocese of Vicenza in the northeast of Italy were taken hostage on the night of 4 April after a group of armed men . . . Read More