MY LIFE IS NOT MY OWN
A friend shared something very profound with me recently. The stresses of life had brought on depression. She felt worthless; like a failure and, understandably, she was asking where was God in all her suffering. Yet in the midst of this turmoil, one profound thought had entered her mind. She realised that if she could […]
Two Catholic priests kidnapped and killed in Mexico
Fides Two Catholic priests have been kidnapped and killed in the Mexican state of Velacruz. In a statement, the Roman Catholice diocese of Papantla has confirmed the violent deaths of Fr Alejo Nabor Jiménez Juárez and Fr José Alfredo Suárez de la Cruz. According to information gathered by Agenzia Fides, a first report of the […]
“[H]urricane of violence” has left landscape in blood, say Nigeria’s Catholic bishops
Fides/World Watch Monitor Nigeria’s Roman Catholic bishops, deploring “a hurricane of violence by [mainly Muslim Fulani] herdsmen and other agents of death”, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to restore confidence amidst growing public frustration with his government. President Buhari was elected in February, 2015, on a platform of change and reform, but the clerics […]