Susan Korah

4 weeks ago | catholicregister.org | Susan Korah

Christians in the West Bank and Palestinian territories where Jesus lived, preached the Gospel and died will be observing a subdued Easter due to the ongoing conflict and displacement this year.  Joseph Hazboun is the regional director of the pontifical humanitarian aid organization the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) and is based in Jerusalem. He said these are emotionally exhausting times for Christians as they follow the news of bloodshed and famine emerging daily from Gaza.

1 month ago | catholicregister.org | Susan Korah

Churches in Jerusalem are in dire financial straits and Church-run institutions such as schools and hospitals are in danger of closing as they struggle with a renewed barrage of demands by the city to pay a tax called “Arnona.”And if the churches collapse, Farid Jubran fears there will be no Christians left in Israel. Jubran, public and government affairs advisor to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, told The Catholic Register the community there is already minuscule and vulnerable to pressure.

2 months ago | troymedia.com | Susan Korah

Reading Time: 5 minutesSyria’s Christians fear for their survival as violence escalatesWhile the fall of Bashar Assad’s brutal regime in Syria in December was greeted with jubilation and hailed as a decisive victory over tyranny by most of the world, the country’s minorities viewed it with a mixture of cautious optimism and apprehension.

2 months ago | catholicregister.org | Susan Korah

While the fall of Bashar Assad’s brutal regime in Syria in December was greeted with jubilation and hailed as a decisive victory over tyranny by most of the world, the country’s minorities viewed it with a mixture of cautious optimism and apprehension. Just three months later, the wave of violence that has rocked the governorates (provinces) of Latakia and Tartus on the Mediterranean coast has made their worst nightmares come true.

2 months ago | catholicregister.org | Susan Korah

Feb. 24 marks a sombre anniversary for Ukrainians, in the home country and in Ukrainian communities throughout the worldwide diasporas.  Three years ago, on Feb. 24, 2022, Ukrainians across the country woke to the sound of air raid sirens and missile strikes. In the early hours of dawn, Russia had launched a full-scale invasion in a major escalation of its war on Ukraine, which began years earlier in 2014 when Russia’s earliest intentions were set on its neighbour.