ATTACK —
This morning, 28 January, the Church of Santa Maria in Sariyer, in the suburb of Büyükdere, in Istanbul, was attacked…
CHURCHES IN THE WORLD —
Yesterday Pope Francis appointed Father Antuan Ilgit Auxiliary Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia (Turkey). Fr Ilgit was born…
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS —
Contacted by telephone by SIR, Msgr. Paolo Bizzeti, Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia and president of Caritas Turkey, says President Erdoğan’s…
TURKEY EARTHQUAKE —
In this emergency situation the Turkish Bishops’ Conference has made it its mission to “intervene in places where no one…
TESTIMONIES —
Father Antuan Ilgit, Vicar General of the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia, reports from Iskenderun (Turkey): “Like a captain who does…
TESTIMONIES —
A feeling of despair prevails among Aleppo’s earthquake survivors. They walk among the rubble of their homes, trying to salvage…
HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY —
After the earthquake, there is fighting over aid involving the Assad Regime and the rebels who govern the Idlib area.…
TURKEY EARTHQUAKE —
“I’m worried about the children, I’m worried about the women, I’m worried about the hopeless situations. Thousands of people have…
TESTIMONY —
The Capuchin friars of Antakya and Mersin offered beds and food to survivors of the February 6 earthquake. The testimony…
