Islamic extremists Archives

Egypt executes 7 convicted of killing police officer

Jul 30, 2020

Egypt executed seven people convicted of killing a police officer in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, after a trial that was “marred by serious allegations of torture,” an international rights groups said Wednesday.

By Samy Magdy

Mozambican bishop seeks help for displaced following attacks

Jul 21, 2020

A Catholic bishop in Mozambique appealed for humanitarian assistance to feed hundreds of thousands of displaced people, following late-June attacks in the country’s northern province of Cabo Delgado.

By Francis Njuguna

Pope backs brotherly prayer, but his own backyard isn’t feeling terribly fraternal

May 15, 2020

ROME – Yesterday was a special day of universal prayer for healing from the coronavirus proposed by the “Higher Committee for Human Fraternity,” a body formed in the wake of Pope Francis’s 2019 trip to the United Arab Emirates, and the “Document on Human Fraternity” he signed there along with

By John L. Allen Jr.

African church leaders: Insurgents could increase attacks during pandemic

Apr 21, 2020

Catholic clergy in Africa’s northern Sahel region have warned that Islamist insurgents could intensify attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic while police and troops are diverted to civil order duties.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

France marks 3rd anniversary of priest’s murder by Islamic terrorists

Jul 28, 2019

On the third anniversary of the murder of French Father Jacques Hamel by extremists, France pays homage to his message of peace as Vatican inches closer to beatification.

By Claire Giangravè