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Passionate Pastor saves young Kenyan girls from evils of Female Genital Mutilation Watch
Kenya banned female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2011, but thousands have gone underground to continue the atrocious act. LOS ANGELES, CA ... continue reading
Faces of the doomed? Photographer captures women in Lagos brothel, where 1.2 million people have HIV Watch
The Daily Mail has published a series of photos showing women in Lagos, Nigeria who work as prostitutes. It is believed that a quarter of ... continue reading
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Have the graves of the first African slaves been found? Watch
Archaeologists have identified the origins of some of the first slaves brought to the Americas. Researchers used DNA to confirm their ... continue reading
Egypt's Christians grieve fallen believers but hold tight to faith in the Lord Watch
Coptic Catholic Bishop Kyrillos William of Assiut, Egypt, commenting on the Dec. 11, 2016 suicide bomber attack that killed 26 people and ... continue reading
Coptic Christians refuse to give up - But who are they and what do they stand for? Watch
Following the horrific attack on <a href="https://www.catholic.org/news/international/middle_east/story.php?id=72513">St. Mark's ... continue reading
25 Dead in latest church bombing - Heavenly Father, protect your flock Watch
On Sunday morning, St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral's 105-year-old chapel was targeted by at least one bomb. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic ... continue reading
Parishioners killed during bishop's ordination in tragic accident WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Watch
The Reigners Bible Church International made headlines on Saturday when its roof collapsed on parishioners celebrating the ordainment of ... continue reading
South African Supreme Court strikes down physician assisted suicide, but the ruling comes with a worrisome twist Watch
The Supreme Court of South Africa has overturned a ruling that could allow physicians to assist a patient who wants to commit suicide. The ... continue reading
'We know what we trust in' - The AMAZING and POWERFUL story of how ONE MAN led 300 people to God Watch
A distant part of Ethiopia last week celebrated the baptisms of 300 adult catechumens, youth, and infants. Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (CNA/EWTN ... continue reading
Nuns no longer safe? Robbery turned homicide in Democratic Republic of Congo Watch
A nun in the Democratic Republic of Congo was murdered earlier this week by unknown suspects in an apparent robbery, the Pontifical ... continue reading