world news
നൈജീരിയയില് വചനപ്രഘോഷകന് ഉള്പ്പെടെ 3 ക്രൈസ്തവരെ തീവ്രവാദികള് കൊലപ്പെടുത്തി

ഗോംബെ: രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ വടക്കു കിഴക്കൻ മേഖലയിൽ അക്രമം തുടരുന്നതിനിടെ, നൈജീരിയയിലെ ഗോംബെ സ്റ്റേറ്റില് ഇസ്ലാമിക തീവ്രവാദി സംഘടനയായ ബോക്കോഹറാം തീവ്രവാദികൾ വചനപ്രഘോഷകനെ കൊലപ്പെടുത്തി. കറുത്ത വസ്ത്രം ധരിച്ച തോക്കുധാരികൾ യമാൽട്ടു-ദേബ കൗണ്ടിയിലെ ലുബോയിലെ ഇസിഡബ്ല്യുഎ പള്ളി വളപ്പിലുള്ള വചനപ്രഘോഷകന്റെ വസതിയിൽ അതിക്രമിച്ചുകയറി ബാല ഗലാഡിമ എന്ന സുവിശേഷപ്രഘോഷകനു നേരെ വെടിയുതിർക്കുകയായിരിന്നു.
ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ ആഴ്ച അയൽ സംസ്ഥാനമായ ബോർണോയില്, ബോക്കോഹറാം തീവ്രവാദികൾ ചിബോക്ക് കൗണ്ടിയിൽ ആക്രമണം നടത്തി രണ്ട് ക്രിസ്ത്യാനികളെ ക്രൂരമായി കൊലപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിന്നു. രണ്ട് പേർക്ക് പരിക്കേറ്റു. അഞ്ച് ദേവാലയ നിര്മ്മിതികളും 74 വീടുകളും അക്രമികള് കത്തിച്ചുവെന്ന് ‘ക്രിസ്ത്യന് പോസ്റ്റ്’ റിപ്പോര്ട്ട് ചെയ്യുന്നു. നൈജീരിയയിലെ ബ്രദറൻ പള്ളി (ഇവൈഎൻ) തീവ്രവാദികള് അഗ്നിയ്ക്കിരയാക്കിയതായി പ്രദേശവാസികള് പറയുന്നു.
നൈജീരിയയില് ഏതാണ്ട് 34 ലക്ഷത്തോളം ആളുകള് ഇസ്ലാമിക തീവ്രവാദി ആക്രമണങ്ങള് കാരണം ഭവനരഹിതരായിട്ടുണ്ടെന്നാണ് കണക്കാക്കുന്നത്. ക്രൈസ്തവ വിരുദ്ധ പീഡനങ്ങള് നിരീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഓപ്പണ്ഡോഴ്സ് യു.എസ്.എയുടെ 2025 റിപ്പോര്ട്ട് പ്രകാരം ലോകത്ത് ക്രൈസ്തവര് ഏറ്റവുമധികം പീഡിപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന രാഷ്ട്രങ്ങളുടെ പട്ടികയില് ഏഴാമതാണ് നൈജീരിയയുടെ സ്ഥാനം. നൈജീരിയയെ ഇസ്ലാമിക രാഷ്ട്രമാക്കി മാറ്റുക എന്ന ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെ ബൊക്കോഹറാം ഉള്പ്പെടെയുള്ള തീവ്രവാദി സംഘടനകളും, ഇസ്ലാമിക ഗോത്രവര്ഗ്ഗമായ ഫുലാനികളും വലിയ ആക്രമണമാണ് ക്രൈസ്തവര്ക്ക് നേരെ നടത്തുന്നത്.
കടപ്പാട് :പ്രവാചക ശബ്ദം
Suspected militants of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram killed a pastor at his home in Gombe state, Nigeria on Sunday (Feb. 9), as violence continued to terrorize the country’s northeast, sources said.
The Rev. Bala Galadima of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) was shot to death at about 1 a.m. on Sunday (Feb. 9) in Lubo, according to members of the local ECWA congregation. They said gunmen dressed in black robes broke into his residence on the premises of the ECWA church in Lubo, Yamaltu-Deba County and shot him point black in the back while he was in bed.
Congregation members said the terrorists entered the town shooting into the air to discourage anyone from attempting to stop them. First arriving at a house they mistakenly believed to be that of Pastor Galadima, they asked for directions to his home, demanding money at gunpoint from those informing them before going on to the ECWA property.
“Our hearts are heavy, as we are left alone in a complicated world with the killing of our pastor, Rev. Bala Galadima,” said church member to Lami Sabo. “His courage, advice, teachings and generosity will be highly missed by us his church members.”
The pastor’s death deeply affected the church, she said.
“We members of ECWA Church Lubo will really miss him,” Sabo said. “It’s very hard for us to say goodbye to our general in the Lord, Rev. Bala Galadima.”
Buhari Abdullahi of the Gombe State Police Command said in a statement that officers arrived at the church premises after the assailants had escaped.
“Gombe State Commissioner of Police Bello Yahaya visited the hospital where the body of the deceased pastor was taken to and has deployed a special squad of police personnel to the area,” Abdullahi said. “We have coordinated a special operation, and we are confident that the culprits would be arrested.”
Chibok Attacks
In neighboring Borno state, Boko Haram militants again attacked in Chibok County in January, killing at least two Christians, injuring two others and burning down five church buildings and 74 houses, residents said.
Meantime, the Nigerian government on Jan. 30 set free 5,000 Boko Haram terrorists captured in military operations in Borno state, stating that they had been de-radicalized and had repented. On the same day, Boko Haram militants attacked Kauthlama village in Chibok County, burning down a Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) building, said area resident Paul Mauntah.
“This is a report about a distressing incident that occurred on 30 January, 2025, at 11:46 a.m., in Kauthlama B.,” Mauntah said. “Unfortunately, a church and several shops were burnt down, and livestock, including cows, goats, and sheep, were taken away by Boko Haram terrorists.”
Despite repeated calls for help, officials seemed unresponsive, he said.
“The people of Chibok LGA are in dire need of support and protection,” Mauntah said. “The ongoing insecurity has caused immense suffering, and it is imperative that our leaders take concrete steps to address the root causes of the conflict and provide adequate support to those affected.”
On Jan. 16, Boko Haram militants attacked Yimirmugza village in Chibok County, where they burned down an EYN church building, said area resident James Ayuba.
“Some members of the Islamic sect called Boko Haram attacked the village and burned down an EYN church, houses and shops,” Ayuba told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News in a text message.
Area resident Moses Hameed confirmed the attack, saying the militants also struck Chibok County villages of Bamzir, Njilang and Shikarkir.
Hameed said gunmen attacked predominantly Christian Zillang village on Jan. 13, from 11:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. the next day.
Bamzir resident Iliya Dauda said his village was attacked on Jan. 12 at about 2 a.m., with Boko Haram terrorists destroying an EYN church building and killing two members of the church.
“During the attack, two brothers, Enoch Pogu Pudza and Josiah Pogu Pudza, who are both members of EYN church, were killed by the terrorists,” Dauda said. “The church worship building of EYN in the community was burned down by the terrorists.”
A Christian woman, Esther Yohanna, was shot and wounded by the terrorists, while dozens of houses were destroyed, he said.
Mustapha Madu, chairman of the Chibok Local Government Council, confirmed the attacks as carried out by “Boko Haram terrorists.”
“We’re currently looking into ways the victims can be assisted,” he said.
Amos Dauda, an EYN member, said it was disheartening that while Christians are under constant attacks from Boko Haram terrorists, some of these terrorists were being released on claims that they were de-radicalized.
“The repeated claims by government officials and security agencies that Boko Haram has been weakened in southern Borno areas are being contradicted by the recent devastating attacks in Bamjir, Shikarkir Njilang and Yimirmugza in Chibok Local Government Area,” Dauda said.
Th attacks over the course of two weeks resulted in significant loss of lives and properties, leaving the affected communities in despair, he said.
“The aftermath of these attacks has left the people in an unbearable situation,” Dauda said. “Churches, houses and food stores have been burnt to ashes, leaving many without shelter, food, or a place to worship. The survivors are now facing extreme hardship, struggling to access basic necessities like food.”
The government must provide immediate humanitarian assistance to alleviate the suffering of innocent people and support them in rebuilding their lives, he said.
A statement issued by a Borno state official said that recent attacks in Chibok resulted in the killing of five persons, two others injured, and the destruction of five church buildings and 74 houses. Usman Tar, Borno state commissioner for information and internal security, said in a press statement that market stalls and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed during the attacks on Bamzir, Njilang, Shikarkir and Yimirmugza villages.
Nigeria remained among the most dangerous places on earth for Christians, according to Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List of the countries where it is most diffiucult to be a Christian. Of the 4,476 Christians killed for their faith worldwide during the reporting period, 3,100 (69 percent) were in Nigeria, according to the WWL.
“The measure of anti-Christian violence in the country is already at the maximum possible under World Watch List methodology,” the report stated.
In the country’s North-Central zone, where Christians are more common than they are in the North-East and North-West, Islamic extremist Fulani militia attack farming communities, killing many hundreds, Christians above all, according to the report. Jihadist groups such as Boko Haram and the splinter group Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), among others, are also active in the country’s northern states, where federal government control is scant and Christians and their communities continue to be the targets of raids, sexual violence, and roadblock killings, according to the report. Abductions for ransom have increased considerably in recent years.
The violence has spread to southern states, and a new jihadist terror group, Lakurawa, has emerged in the northwest, armed with advanced weaponry and a radical Islamist agenda, the WWL noted. Lakurawa is affiliated with the expansionist Al-Qaeda insurgency Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin, or JNIM, originating in Mali.
Nigeria ranked seventh on the 2025 WWL list of the 50 worst countries for Christians.
world news
വിസിറ്റ് വീസയിൽ കർശന നിയന്ത്രണവുമായി സൗദി; വലഞ്ഞ് പ്രവാസി കുടുംബങ്ങൾ

റിയാദ് : സൗദി അറേബ്യയിലേക്കുള്ള വിസിറ്റ് വീസ അനുവദിക്കുന്നതുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് പുതിയ നിയന്ത്രണം ഏർപ്പെടുത്തി സൗദി വിദേശകാര്യ മന്ത്രാലയം. സൗദി വിദേശകാര്യ മന്ത്രാലയത്തിന്റെ വീസ അനുവദിക്കുന്ന സൈറ്റിൽ നിന്ന് സിംഗിൾ, മൾട്ടിപ്പിൾ എൻട്രി ഓപ്ഷനുകളാണ് പിൻവലിച്ചത്. വീസക്ക് അപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നവർക്ക് ഏത് തരം വീസയാണ് അനുവദിക്കേണ്ടത് എന്ന് ഇനി മുതൽ അതാത് രാജ്യങ്ങളിലെ സൗദി എംബസിക്കോ കോൺസുലേറ്റിനോ തീരുമാനിക്കാം. ഇത് സ്ഥിരം സംവിധാനമാണോ താൽകാലിക നിയന്ത്രണമാണോ എന്നാ കാര്യത്തിൽ വ്യക്തതയില്ല.
രണ്ടുമാസം മുൻപാണ് സൗദിയിലേക്കുള്ള സന്ദര്ശക വീസ അപേക്ഷയിൽ മാറ്റങ്ങളുണ്ടായത്. ഒരു വീസയിൽ സൗദിയിലേക്ക് പലവട്ടം വരാൻ സാധിക്കുന്ന മള്ട്ടിപ്ള് എന്ട്രി അപേക്ഷ സൗകര്യം നേരത്തെ പിൻവലിച്ചിരുന്നു. ഇത് പിന്നീട് പുനഃസ്ഥാപിച്ചെങ്കിലും വി.എഫ്.എസ് കേന്ദ്രങ്ങളില് സൗകര്യം പുനഃസ്ഥാപിച്ചില്ല.
അപേക്ഷിക്കുന്ന എല്ലാവർക്കും സിംഗിൾ എൻട്രിയാണ് അനുവദിച്ചത്. എന്നാല് ഇന്നലെ (വ്യാഴം) മുതൽ ഈ സൗകര്യവും സൗദി വിദേശകാര്യ മന്ത്രാലയം സൈറ്റില് നിന്ന് മള്ട്ടിപ്പിൾ, സിംഗിള് എന്ട്രി സൗകര്യം പിന്വലിച്ചു. ഇനി മുതൽ അതാത് രാജ്യങ്ങളിലെ സൗദി എംബസിക്കോ കോൺസുലേറ്റിനോ മാത്രമായിരിക്കും വീസ അനുവദിക്കുന്നതിലെ അധികാരം.
Sources:globalindiannews
world news
‘To Remain Silent Is to Die Twice’: House Panel Urges Trump to Pressure Nigeria to Confront Christian Persecution

As Nigeria continues to experience unparalleled levels of murder, kidnappings, and rape at the hands of radical Islamist terrorists targeting Christians and other religious minorities, a House subcommittee hearing held Wednesday concluded that the most populous country in Africa must be redesignated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by the US Department of State in order to pressure the Nigerian government to take more forceful action to quell the violence.
According to the World Watch List 2025, the country where the most Christians were killed in 2024 was Nigeria, with 3,100 murdered and 2,830 kidnapped. These are only the latest acts of brutal violence that have plagued the West African nation since at least 2009, when Islamist terrorist groups like Boko Haram and the Fulani herdsman began a concerted and widespread campaign of violence. In all, over 50,000 Christians have been slaughtered by various Islamist terrorist groups since then, mostly in the rural areas of central and northern Nigeria. Some estimates say the number killed is as high as 62,000 since the year 2000. Approximately 48% of Nigeria’s 236 million people are Christian, and 50% are Muslim.
There appears to be no end in sight to the ongoing brutal violence. As noted by Committee Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ), the violence has claimed “at least 58 lives this past weekend and hundreds of others in recent weeks.” In addition, at least 50 Christians were killed and dozens kidnapped in January, and a Catholic priest was murdered last week on Ash Wednesday.
In response to the unparalleled level of violence occurring in Nigeria, the first Trump administration placed the country on the State Department’s CPC list in 2020, which was designed to be accompanied by economic and other sanctions to encourage the government to crack down on the violence. But in 2021, the Biden administration removed Nigeria from the CPC list, which notably happened “one day before [Secretary of State Antony] Blinken went to Nigeria to visit with state leaders, including President Muhammadu Buhari,” according to Family Research Council’s Arielle Del Turco.
International religious freedom experts and religious leaders decried the decision and have been advocating for Nigeria to be included on the list once again. On Wednesday, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing entitled, “Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria: The Case for a CPC Designation” to explore the issue.
FRC President Tony Perkins, who formerly served as a commissioner, vice chair, and chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) from 2018-2022, testified before the subcommittee on the need for the designation.
“I can tell you with certainty that the world is not paying enough attention to the growing humanitarian disaster in Nigeria, despite its strategic importance as Africa’s most populous country,” he remarked. “These warning lights are flashing because of this systematic religious persecution driven primarily by Islamists, and it’s going unaddressed. … More than 4,000Believershave been forced to flee for their lives in recent weeks alone.”
After pointing out that over 3,000 Christians were killed in 2024, Perkins observed, “These are not just numbers. These are fathers, they’re mothers, they’re children, they’re families. The case of Leah Sharibu underscores the horror of this crisis. Leah was just 14 years old when Boko Haram kidnapped her and 108 other girls from their school in 2018. The terrorists eventually released all the girls except Leah. Why? Because she refused to renounce her Christian faith. Reports suggest she is still alive and now held as a prize by her captors, as she has been forced to bear children in captivity.”
Perkins went on to relate how former Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to explain why Nigeria was removed from the CPC list, suggesting in a meeting with USCIRF members “that these massacres were caused by climate change, that desperate Fulani herders were simply looking for pasture land. Let me be clear. This is not about climate change. It’s about a violent extremist ideology that seeks to eliminate Christianity from Nigeria’s northern and central regions.”
Perkins further detailed how a country being designated with a CPC status can drive crucial reforms to protect religious minorities from persecution.
“The evidence [of religious persecution in Nigeria] overwhelmingly meets the legal threshold under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which requires CPC status for governments that engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom,” he explained. “That’s exactly what Nigeria’s government has done. It has failed to protect all of its citizens from religious violence. The … president has the authority to take action against CPC designated nations, including economic penalties. The US should apply targeted sanctions against Nigerian officials who are complicit in religious persecution, as well as suspend certain trade benefits until concrete actions are taken to protect all Nigerians. Religious freedom protection must be tied to US-Nigerian relations. The administration should make it clear that Nigeria’s treatment of religious minorities will directly impact diplomatic and economic relations, including trade agreements and security assistance.”
Perkins also argued that “the US must reappoint a strong, high-profile ambassador for international religious freedom. During the first Trump administration, this role was used effectively under the leadership of Ambassador Sam Brownback to apply global pressure on persecuting nations. The momentum for that must be regained.”
Another panelist included Nigerian Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, who Chairman Smith noted traveled to the US to testify before the committee “at great risk.” Smith also observed that Anagbe’s diocese “is where the worst of the violent persecution in Nigeria is occurring by militant Fulani, causing the highest number of displaced people living in internally displaced camps [which] are the source of daily attacks by the militant Islamic extremists.”
During his testimony, Anagbe revealed that a “long term Islamic agenda to homogenize the population has been implemented over several presidencies, through a strategic strategy to reduce and eventually eliminate the Christian identity, or of half of the population. This strategy includes both violent and non-violent actions, such as the exclusion of Christians from positions of power and adoption of such church members, the raping of women, the killing and expulsion of Christians, the destruction of churches and farmlands of Christian farmers, followed by the occupation of such lands by the Fulani herders, and also changing the names of these villages.”
Anagbe went on to relate how there is virtually no law enforcement in his diocese. “When we call for help to the police and the army, they do not come. At the end of 2024, several villages were burned by the attackers … and the leaders called the police for defense ahead of time. But they did not come, and the Christian massacres, almost customary, took place, killing hundreds in Plateau [State] and Benue [State], with the worst massacre claiming 47 people. The militants also burned down the eight Catholic churches of Saint Mary’s parish in the Diocese of Gboko and in Benue State, as well as the parish house, clinic, schools and other houses.”
Anagbe further described how millions of Christians have fled to nine different refugee camps in his diocese, where they still remain under constant threat. “We live in fear, because at any point it can be our turn to be killed. But to remain silent is to die twice. So I have chosen to speak.”
“We have to talk for the defenseless,” he continued. “We have to talk about the weak and those who cannot talk about themselves. … I speak on behalf of those whose loved ones have been killed, but no one has even offered a word of consolation to them. I speak on behalf of the thousands of young girls who have been abducted and raped because no one, not even the media, mentions them. Foremost, I speak on behalf of my flock, who are unable to worship freely and unable to return to their ancestral farms and homes because that land has been ruthlessly taken from them by the armed herdsmen.”
Sources:BREAKING CHRISTIAN NEWS
world news
‘ക്രിസ്ത്യാനികൾ ഇല്ലാതെ സിറിയയ്ക്ക് ഭാവിയില്ല’: നീതിക്കുവേണ്ടി അഭ്യർഥിച്ച് ആർച്ചുബിഷപ്പ്

സിറിയയിൽ സാധാരണ ജനങ്ങൾക്കുനേരെ നടന്ന കൂട്ടക്കൊലകളെ തുടർന്ന് അക്രമം അവസാനിപ്പിച്ച് ഐക്യത്തിലേക്കും അനുരഞ്ജനത്തിലേക്കും തിരിച്ചുവരവിനുള്ള പ്രത്യാശ നിലനിർത്താൻ ക്രിസ്ത്യാനികളോട് ആഹ്വാനം ചെയ്ത് ഹോംസിലെ ഗ്രീക്ക്-കാത്തലിക് ആർച്ചുബിഷപ്പ് മിസ്ജിആർ ജീൻ അബ്ദോ അർബാക്ക്. “ക്രിസ്ത്യാനികൾ ഇല്ലാതെ സിറിയയ്ക്ക് ഭാവിയില്ല”- എന്ന് പൊണ്ടിഫിക്കൽ ഫൗണ്ടേഷനായ എയ്ഡ് ടു ദി ചർച്ച് ഇൻ നീഡ് (ACN) നോട് അദ്ദേഹം വെളിപ്പെടുത്തി.
സിറിയയുടെ ഭാവിക്ക് ക്രിസ്ത്യൻ സമൂഹത്തിന്റെ പ്രാധാന്യം ബിഷപ്പ് അർബാക്ക് ഊന്നിപ്പറഞ്ഞു. അതിനാൽ, പ്രതിബന്ധങ്ങളെ നേരിടുന്നതിൽ ഉറച്ചുനിൽക്കാൻ അദ്ദേഹം വിശ്വാസികളെ ഉദ്ബോധിപ്പിച്ചു. “ക്രിസ്ത്യാനികൾ സിറിയയുടെ വേരുകളാണ്, സിറിയ ക്രിസ്തുവിശ്വാസത്തിന്റെ കളിത്തൊട്ടിലാണ്. അപ്പസ്തോലനായ വി. പൗലോസ് ക്രിസ്തുവിശ്വാസത്തിലേക്ക് പരിവർത്തനം ചെയ്ത ഒന്നാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിലെ സ്ഥലങ്ങൾ ഡമാസ്കസിൽ സംരക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്. വി. പൗലോസിന്റെ ആദ്യ ശിഷ്യനായ വി. തെക്ലയുടെ ശവകുടീരം മാലൗല ഗ്രാമത്തിലാണ് സംരക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നത്. ഒന്നാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിലെ ദൈവാലയങ്ങളും ആശ്രമങ്ങളും അവിടെയുണ്ട്. യേശുവിന്റെ ഭാഷയായ അരാമിക് ഇപ്പോഴും ഇവിടെ സംസാരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു” – ബിഷപ്പ് അർബാക്ക് കൂട്ടിച്ചേർത്തു.
ശത്രുത അവസാനിപ്പിക്കാൻ ആർച്ചുബിഷപ്പ് ഉത്തരവാദിത്തപ്പെട്ടവരോട് അഭ്യർഥിച്ചു: “ഇനി രക്തച്ചൊരിച്ചിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നില്ല. ഐക്യത്തിനും അനുരഞ്ജനത്തിനും ഞങ്ങൾ ആഹ്വാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു. 14 വർഷത്തെ യുദ്ധത്തിനുശേഷം, ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് മറ്റൊരു സംഘർഷം ആവശ്യമില്ല.” ബഷർ അൽ-അസദിനെ അട്ടിമറിച്ചതിനുശേഷം മിഡിൽ ഈസ്റ്റേൺ രാജ്യത്ത് അധികാരം കൈവശം വച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന സുന്നി ഇസ്ലാമിക വിമത ഗ്രൂപ്പുകളുടെ സഖ്യമായ ഹയാത്ത് തഹ്രിർ അൽ-ഷാം (എച്ച് ടി എസ്) ഗ്രൂപ്പിലെ തീവ്രവാദികളാണ് ആക്രമണങ്ങൾക്ക് കാരണമെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.
“ഇത് വളരെ വേദനാജനകമാണ്. സ്ത്രീകളെയും കുട്ടികളെയും കൊല്ലുന്നത് സിറിയയ്ക്ക് നല്ലതല്ലാത്തതിനാൽ ഞാൻ നീതി ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്നു”- ബിഷപ്പ് അർബാച്ച് കൂട്ടിച്ചേർത്തു. ഭരണമാറ്റത്തോടെ സിറിയ അങ്ങേയറ്റം അരക്ഷിതാവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് പ്രവേശിച്ചുവെന്നും, ജോലിയുടെ അഭാവവും ഭക്ഷണത്തിന്റെയും മരുന്നിന്റെയും ദൗർലഭ്യവും ഉണ്ടെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം വിശദീകരിച്ചു.
ഹോംസിലെ സ്ഥിതി വളരെ പരിതാപകരമാണെന്നും ഏകാന്തതയിലും ഭയത്തിലും സങ്കടത്തിലും തെരുവുകളിൽ അലഞ്ഞുനടക്കുന്ന നിരവധി ആളുകളെ താൻ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ടെന്നും ബിഷപ്പ് അർബാക്ക് വെളിപ്പെടുത്തി. സിറിയയ്ക്കെതിരായ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര സാമ്പത്തിക ഉപരോധം അവസാനിപ്പിക്കണമെന്നും ആർച്ചുബിഷപ്പ് ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടു.
Sources:azchavattomonline.com
The Greek-Catholic archbishop of Homs, Jean-Abdo Arbach, condemned the massacres of civilians that occurred in Syria last weekend — which left at least 1,000 dead — and urged Christians to maintain hope for an end to the violence and a return to unity and reconciliation.
Arbach emphasized the importance of the Christian community for the country’s future, telling the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that “without Christians, there can be no future for Syria” and urged the faithful to remain steadfast despite the trying circumstances.
“Christians are the roots of Syria and Syria is the cradle of Christianity. In Damascus we can still find the places where St. Paul converted to Christianity in the first century. We still have first-century churches and monasteries, and we have kept Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke, alive,” the prelate emphasized.
Furthermore, the archbishop urged those responsible to stop the hostilities: “We do not want more bloodshed. We call for unity and reconciliation. After 14 years of war, we do not need another conflict.”
The attacks, which claimed more than 1,000 lives, have been attributed to militants from the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham group, a coalition of Sunni Islamist insurgent groups that have seized power in the Middle Eastern country by overthrowing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
“This is very painful. I ask for justice, because murdering women and children is not a good thing for Syria,” the archbishop said.
He also explained that, with the change of regime, Syria has entered a time of “great uncertainty,” with a lack of work and a shortage of food and medicine. “Many people are asking when this will end; they can’t see a future and they want to leave,” he explained.
Arbach told ACN that the situation is so desperate in Homs that he has seen many people wandering the streets in “loneliness, fear, and sadness.” The archbishop also called for an end to the international economic sanctions on Syria, which is severely impacting the country’s already deteriorating situation.
Despite the difficulties, the Catholic Church is redoubling its efforts to address the needs: “We are supporting our faithful in every sense of the word: paying rent; providing medication, food, and clothing; and also sustaining them spiritually so that they feel close to God, to encourage them to remain in their land, in their country, and to preserve Syria’s roots, which are the Christians,” the Greek Catholic prelate noted.
http://theendtimeradio.com
-
Travel10 months ago
യാക്കൂസ കരിഷ്മ:ഓല സ്കൂട്ടറിനേക്കാൾ വിലക്കുറവിൽ കുഞ്ഞൻ കാർ; സിറ്റി യാത്രകൾക്ക് ഇനി ഇവൻ മതിയാവും
-
Movie4 months ago
For KING + COUNTRY Stars’ Big Plan to Bring Message of Jesus, ‘Redemption of Humanity’ to People Across America
-
Tech8 months ago
ചിത്രങ്ങൾ എഡിറ്റ് ചെയ്യാം; വാട്സ്ആപ്പിലെ ‘നീല വളയം’ സ്മാർട്ടാകുന്നു, കാര്യമായ മാറ്റങ്ങൾ
-
Movie4 months ago
For KING + COUNTRY Stars’ Big Plan to Bring Message of Jesus, ‘Redemption of Humanity’ to People Across America
-
Movie12 months ago
Actor Ryan Phillippe ‘Craving’ Relationship With God After Movie About Christian Missionary
-
Articles9 months ago
8 ways the Kingdom connects us back to the Garden of Eden
-
world news4 weeks ago
മ്യാന്മറില് സായുധസംഘത്തിന്റെ വെടിയേറ്റ് കത്തോലിക്ക വൈദികന് കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു.
-
Hot News12 months ago
3 key evidences of Jesus’ return from the grave