Jews in France are leading a new exodus, writes Paul Keenan When one speaks of ‘mass migration’ in Europe, it is a near certainty that the term prompts visions of desperate Syrians moving into the continent via its open southern shores. Yet, today, there is another dramatic wave of migration taking place, less noted, but…
Christian fears have increased with the Jakarta attacks, writes Paul Keenan Despite the shocked tones of media coverage on the morning of January 14, the gun and bomb attack in Jakarta, Indonesia, did not come as a surprise locally. When four jihadist gunmen (since claimed by a jubilant ISIS) unleashed their assault on the city’s…
The US Church continues to back sensible gun control policies, writes Paul Keenan It remains hard for the average European to grasp the passion of debate surrounding guns in America. Figures in the millions for purchased weapons and shooting victims in the multiple thousands prompt in the non-US mind a seemingly logical answer on the…
Paul Keenan looks at those pastoral workers lost to violence in the last 12 months Statistics by their nature are flat, dry things. Designed more for the summation of the ‘state of play’ for, say, Wall Street stocks or the standing of political parties at a given time, statistics offer an emotionless picture that fails…
The Church has been constant through crises and conflicts this year, writes Paul Keenan
El Salvador’s civil war killers face fading immunity, writes Paul Keenan
The city of Ciudad Juarez prepares for Pope Francis, writes Paul Keenan
The theology of ISIS relies on one key battle, writes Paul Keenan
Lawyer Mushtaq Gill risks his life to defend Pakistani Christians. He spoke to Paul Keenan
The secular media did not report all sides in ‘Vatileaks II’