“State of Siege” Declared as Violence Surges in the DRCMay 7, 2021 — 05/07/2021 DRC (International Christian Concern) – President Felix Tshisekedi declared a 30 day “state of siege” on Monday, May 3rd, due to the rising violence spreading throughout DRC’s eastern provinces. According to...
Catholics in Marawi Have Nowhere to WorshipApril 19, 2019 — 04/19/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Catholics in Marawi city in the southern Philippines still have no place to worship and celebrate Easter, two years after the devastating terrorist siege...
No Holy Week Observance in War-Torn Marawi This YearMarch 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Almost a year after terrorists laid siege to Marawi in Southern Philippines, the desecrated St. Mary’s Cathedral will not hold Holy Week observance this year for the first time....
Children Speak of ‘Unspeakable Horrors’ During Marawi SiegeMarch 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Victims of the five-month long Marawi siege last May share stories of their survival and unspeakable horrors they witnessed during the occupation of IS-linked terrorist group. Christians were...
Defeated Islamic Militants Plan to Strike Southern Philippines AgainMarch 6, 2018 — ICC Note: According to the Philippine army, more than 300 remnants of defeated Islamic group have regrouped and are planning to strike again in Mindanao, the second largest island in...
Rebuilding Yet to Start in Marawi two months after the fighting endedJanuary 3, 2018 — ICC Note: More than two months have passed after the Philippine government calls an end to the Marawi siege, yet hundreds of thousands are still waiting for rebuilding to begin....
