Originally published at National Catholic Register
Here are some of the major stories about the Church around the world that you may have missed this week.
Iran
Three Christian converts in Iran have been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison collectively, Article18, a London-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting and promoting religious freedom in the Islamic country, has reported.
The Iranian Revolutionary Court collectively sentenced Abbas Soori, Mehran Shamloui, and Narges Nasri, a 37-year-old woman who is pregnant with her first child, to more than 40 years in prison for charges described as “propaganda activities contrary to Islamic law.”
Tanzania
The International Cooperation for Development Solidarity (CIDSE) is speaking out on behalf of the Tanzanian Maasi community after a recently published study found the native community had been coerced into allowing carbon credit projects on their land, threatening their livelihoods.
The CIDSE told ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, that the Maasi communities were pressured into signing unfair contracts that forced them out of their traditional grazing lands. The CIDSE condemned the dubious contracts, which it said “undermine Indigenous rights.”
Diocese of Guinea-Bissau
The Catholic community in Guinea-Bissau is celebrating this week after the appointment of Msgr. Victor
