#Martyrs

Romania: The “Year of Cardinal Iuliu Hossu starting now. Mgr. Pop (Cluj-Gherla), “rediscovering the value of unity, communion and sacrifice”

Romania: Parliament declares 2025 “the Year of Cardinal Hossu”. Card. Muresan (Blaj), “a gesture that goes beyond the confessional dimension”

Japan: 400 years since the Great Genna Martyrdom, a “testimony of love”

“The years 2022 and 2023 will mark several ‘milestones’ for the evangelisation of Japan.” These were the opening lines of…

Europe pays tribute to Sophie Scholl. A EU Parliament building will bear her name

The EU Parliament will name two of its buildings after two women who fought for freedom and rights. Young German…

Pope Francis in Iraq. Fr Escalante: “The 48 martyrs of Our Lady of Salvation are precious pearls of the Iraqi Church”

Yesterday, the Press Office of the Holy See released the official schedule of Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq (5-8 March).…

Russia: Moscow, an exhibition on “Christian martyrs – Victims of Nazism” dedicated to Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox martyred priests

Burkina Faso. Card. Ouédraogo: “Religious communities targeted by terrorists. We fight them with dialogue”

Just a few days ago 36 people were killed in an attack on a street market, yesterday another 30 died…