Summary of news from March 23, 2023
Discover a summary of 5 news published on the InfoChrétienne website this Thursday, March 23, 2023, to have a global vision of what is happening in the world, especially in the Christian sphere, in a few minutes.
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Abducted with Michael Nnadi, two Christian students testify to their captivity in Nigeria
"In the morning they called us and gave us our cell phones to call our parents to say goodbye before they killed us. We did and returned to our tents, leaving our lives between the hands of God."
Stoned, the relatives of a Christian who died in India must abandon her coffin on the road during a funeral procession
Relatives of a deceased Christian had to wait for police protection so they could finally bury her in their own garden.
Between Niger and Burkina Faso, Christians suffer violence from jihadists, but their churches remain full
"We live with fear in our stomachs, but we move forward together with Christ who gives us his word that consoles us every day. Despite the situation, our faith is increasing, our churches are full every Sunday for prayer."
1 in 7 Christians persecuted: Vatican reminds UN that religious freedom is 'one of the minimum conditions for a dignified way of life'
The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations spoke about religious freedom in Geneva during the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council.
World Water Day: More than 10 million flood-affected Pakistanis live without clean water
“Clean water is not a privilege, it is a basic human right. Yet every day millions of girls and boys in Pakistan are fighting a losing battle against preventable water-borne diseases and malnutrition
In Nazareth, a machine-gunned Christian school
“We view this event with severity, because convents and Christian schools have always been outside the vicious circle of violence that plagues Arab society. It is a miracle that there was no victim in this incident and that
Chained by her husband, a Christian receives electric shocks in a psychiatric hospital
"She continues to live in anguish. I fear for her safety and pray that she can find refuge outside her home so she can have peace of mind and grow in her newfound faith."
Mozambique: pilot Ryan Koher granted provisional release from prison
Arrested last November on suspicion of terrorism and supporting insurgents, Christian humanitarian pilot Ryan Koher has been granted provisional release in Mozambique.
"With the Christian faith that I have, I cannot have hatred": Wrongly convicted, Sidney Holmes is freed after more than 30 years in detention
Sidney Holmes had been arrested in 1988 for an armed robbery, but a thorough re-investigation into the case "raised reasonable doubts as to his guilt".
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