Articles filed under Global Report

1. Columns // Global Report0

   Christians struggle to assist in Ivory Coast

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Apr 19, 2011

   Amid a renewed civil war in the West African country of Ivory Coast, Christian aid groups are struggling to cope with an expanding humanitarian crisis largely ignored by the international community. In October and December of last year, Ivory Coast…Read More→

2. Columns // Global Report0

   Japanese Anglican Church struggles to respond to disasters

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Mar 16, 2011

   The Anglican Church in Japan is struggling to respond to a series of calamities that have staggered the country. On March 11, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the resultant tsunami decimated the northeastern coast of Japan, reportedly killing more than…Read More→

3. Columns // Global Report0

   What does the new Egypt hold for its Christian population?

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Mar 8, 2011

   For three weeks this winter, Canadians, like so many people around the world, were captivated by the televised spectacle of Egypt’s people power revolution. When Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt with an iron fist for 30 years, resigned as president,…Read More→

4. Columns // Global Report0

   Church involvement key to helping Southern Sudan regain its footing

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Jan 28, 2011

   After decades of racial oppression and religious persecution at the hands of an Arab-Muslim regime based in Northern Sudan, the predominantly Christian-African population of Southern Sudan has voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence in a historic referendum. The week-long referendum…Read More→

5. Columns // Global Report // Stories // News0

   Inter-faith movements promote peace in the Philippines

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Jan 26, 2011

   For decades, a southern island in the Philippine archipelago has been mired in a bloody civil conflict that has killed many thousands of innocent people and displaced millions. But thanks to the efforts of two inter-faith peace organizations, there is…Read More→

6. Columns // Global Report0

   Canada offers sanctuary to Christian victims of ethnic cleansing in Iraq

   By Geoffrey P. Johnston on Dec 21, 2010

   Continuing jihadist attacks on Iraq’s dwindling Christian population have renewed fears that the Muslim-majority country is being ethnically cleansed of the followers of Jesus Christ. The Canadian government is responding by offering sanctuary to tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees….Read More→