Egypt urged to protect Christians after murder of Coptic Orthodox priest
BosNewsLife Rights activists have urged Egypt’s government to increase the security of Christians and other minorities after a 50-year-old Coptic Orthodox priest from Upper Egypt was stabbed to death, and another was wounded by a suspected Islamic militant. Fr Samaan Shahata Rizkallah was chased and repeatedly stabbed in the head, neck, and abdomen by a man […]
Mexico still ‘most dangerous country to be a priest’
A bishop forced to pay protection money to use his own cathedral is the latest example of why, for the eighth year running, Mexico is considered the most dangerous country to be a Catholic priest. Mexico’s Catholic Media Centre’s latest annual report says at least 15 priests have been murdered in the past three years alone, while there have been […]
VALE FATHER FRANCIS MULCAHY
News this week of the death, at the age of 84, of William Christopher, a US actor best known for playing Catholic padre Father Francis Mulcahy in the TV comedy/drama M*A*S*H between 1972 and 1983. Father Francis Mulcahy PICTURE: IMDB – © 1977-1978 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Christopher’s portrayal of a Roman Catholic priest thrust into […]
Roman Catholic priest becomes third in a week to be murdered in Mexico
A Roman Catholic priest has been found shot dead in Mexico, a week after he was kidnapped. Prosecutors have reportedly said the body of José Alfredo Lopez Guillen was found late on Saturday near the town of Puruandiro in Michoacan state with multiple bullet wounds. He was robbed and abducted from his home in Janamuato last Monday. Fr Guillen […]