Interviews

Iraqi priest doubles down on Christianity’s survival in the Middle East
- Nov 9, 2020
Ever since the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS), there’s been rising alarm regarding the future for Christians in the Middle East. A Catholic priest who recently returned to his village in northern Iraq after six years in Rome described what he found as “shocking,” but doubled down on the need for Christians to survive.

By Inés San Martín
Daughters of Charity made the streets their cloister
- Nov 9, 2020
The Daughters of Charity were a centralized and hierarchical order, under the authority of an elected superior general. This new model gave a strong unity to the sisters trained and used to act in the same way.

By Charles C. Camosy
Documentary looks at life of missionary in harsh Ethiopian environment
- Nov 6, 2020
Ethiopia – From Every Clan is a documentary about Abba (Father) Goesh, a Catholic priest braving the odds of a hostile climate and hostile people to bring the Gospel to the Dassanech people on Ethiopia’s Omo River.

By Crux Staff

For Chile’s new cardinal, his red hat came with a sisterly rebuke
- Nov 4, 2020
One curious thing about being named a cardinal of the Catholic Church is that recipients of the honor are almost always caught unaware. Celestino Aos of Chile, for example, was having Sunday breakfast Oct. 25 when he took a rather irritated phone call from his sister.

By Inés San Martín
Notre Dame professor laments ‘level of rancor’ ahead of U.S. elections
- Oct 31, 2020
Daniel Philpott, Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, says the level of rancor between the two parties is so high that we commonly read predictions of violence or constitutional crisis surrounding the elections.

By Charles C. Camosy
Algeria’s proposed constitutional changes a threat to religious liberty, group claims
- Oct 30, 2020
Ahead of a Nov. 1 referendum on changing Algeria’s constitution, a leading Christian rights organization is voicing concerns over the possible effects on religious freedom.

By Crux Staff

Iraqi priest doubles down on Christianity’s survival in the Middle East