Coptic Solidarity The Islamic State reportedly detonated the convent belonging to the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena on the morning of November 5. The explosion of the convent caused considerable damage to adjacent buildings. According to the Assyrian Monitor for Human Rights and other media, this latest attack by the “caliphate” occurred in Tel Keppe—“Hill … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Christian Nuns Kicked Out After Muslim Complaints
Visa extensions for three Christian nuns in Pakistan were denied after Muslim parents complained. The Filipino missionary nuns from the Congregation of the "Religious of the Virgin Mary" must now leave Pakistan. According to the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, the decision was based on complaints from Muslim parents of school students against the administration of … [Read more...]
The Muslim Rape of Christian Nuns
French Despite how unsavory and barbaric Islamic groups and persons around the world have been behaving—whether Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Mesopotamia’s Islamic State, Somalia’s Shabaab—perhaps few things are as disgusting and cowardly as the Muslim rape of nuns: defenseless Christian women who sacrifice much of their lives to help sick and needy Muslims. The latest such attack … [Read more...]
Kidnapped Nuns No Longer Bear the Cross
World Magazine A new video of the twelve Christian nuns kidnapped in Syria recently appeared. In it, the nuns are taped sitting in a room and being questioned by an unseen man, presumably a member of the kidnappers. He asks them how they are, if they’ve been mistreated, etc. They respond that they are being treated fine, that they very much look forward to being returned … [Read more...]