Christian persecution
Visiting member of Aid to the Church in Need, speaks about Middle East
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER On Wednesday night, speaker Joris van Voorst spoke on the dire situation of the persecuted Christians in the Middle East at 7 p.m. in the Gentile Gallery. Van Voorst is a member of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need, or ACN. ACN is an international organization with 23 […]
CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMN: Jewish rabbi decries ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Christians
RACHEL DEL GUIDICE CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST The last time most of us heard the term “ethnic cleansing” was probably in a history class during a discussion of World War II and the Holocaust. However, one Jewish rabbi believes that Christians today are experiencing the phenomenon of ethnic cleansing. Lord Jonathan Sacks, a British chief rabbi […]
Catholic Values Column: Oregon shooting victims: modern day martyrs
BY RACHEL DELGUIDICE CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST On Oct. 1, nine people were killed when a gunman opened fire at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College. One fact about this shooting separates it from almost all other shootings. According to an article in the New York Post, the gunman, Chris Harper-Mercer, singled out Christians during his shooting rampage. The article reports, “[He […]