Catholic Charity Rescues 20 Afghan Girls After ISIS Attack
The fact that these girls, now safe in Spain, were pursuing higher education made them targets.
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In St Louis, This Catholic Rallies Her Community to Treat Afghan Immigrants ‘Like Jesus’
All of her work helping needy Afghan families, Wittman says, stems from her Catholic faith, and the imperative she learned growing up to treat the poor as if they were Christ himself.
A Doctor Begged a Religious Sister for Help. Last Week, She and Her Family Escaped Afghanistan.
Sister Byrne is a member of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religious order centered on service, prayer, and Eucharistic adoration.
Afghanistan the Most Dangerous Place to be Christian, Advocacy Group Says
The group had cited North Korea as the most 'extreme' persecutor of Christians for twenty years prior to this year’s ranking.
Remember 2021 — and Remember the Lessons of 9/11
COMMENTARY: The somber 20-year anniversary was met this year with another somber development — the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and its return to the Taliban. And it need not have been.
‘Coal for Christmas’ Aims at Saving 5,000 Afghan Families From Freezing and Starving
Jason Jones, a U.S. Army veteran, has been involved in a number of operations aimed at saving the lives of Afghan Christians whose lives have been in imminent danger since the rise of the Taliban.
The Leader of Afghanistan’s Catholic Community Longs to Return to the Country
Leaving Afghanistan and arriving in Rome on Aug. 25, Father Scalese brought with him a number of Missionaries of Charity and 14 disabled children cared for by the sisters.
Where is Kareem? The Story Unfolds of Souls Trapped in Taliban-Run Afghanistan
COMMENTARY: Kareem’s story is a window into the soul of Afghanistan. It is the icon of the suffering Christ; hungry, bruised, beaten, forsaken, left for dead.
USCCB, Catholic Charities Ramp Up Efforts to Welcome Afghan Refugees
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is one of nine resettlement networks in the United States, partnering with 45 Catholic Charities agencies across the country to provide resettlement services.
Pope Francis Meets Afghan Christian Whose Parents Were Killed by the Taliban
“The first time they were able to attend Mass, they were so overcome that they could only cry."
