Bishops stress need for peace and religious freedom in meeting with President - ACN United States Earlier this month, the bishops of Nigeria met with Nigerian President , Muhammadu Buhari. "President, we are with you in the fight against corruption and violence. We commend your efforts in the fight against Boko [...]

Iraqi Christians go on pilgrimage to Ur - the birthplace of Abraham Despite the very difficult situation of Iraqi Christians, many of them from the country's capital travelled nearly 400 km on a pilgrimage to the Chaldean district of Ur, the birthplace of the biblical patriarch Abraham. About two hundred faithful [...]

SYRIA - “The people are afraid that IS will return” Although “Islamic State” (IS) has now been driven out from the Syrian city of Al Qaryatayn, it is unlikely Christians will return quickly. Fr. Jihad Youssed from the Community of al-Khalil, a local Catholic religious order said in an interview Aid [...]

New wave of oppression According to Bob Fu, president of the NGO China Aid, the situation for Christians in China has changed under President Xi Jinping, who took office in 2013. “Officially Christianity was not overtly regarded as a national security threat” under the previous administrations of presidents Jiang Zemin and [...]

After the Earthquake: ACN to offer emergency aid and help rebuild It is 11 am in San Gregorio de Portoviejo and 33 degrees. In the streets of the Ecuadorian city there is an odour of decomposition and burning. A few days before the earthquake, it had rained non-stop for 12 hours [...]

MIDDLE EAST - Vatican and Moscow Patriarchate offer joint help for persecuted Christians Following the historic meeting in Cuba between Pope Francis and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches have joined forces to provide humanitarian assistance to Christians in the Middle East who have suffered as a result [...]