TANZANIA - Another Catholic Church burnt down Yet another Catholic church has been burnt down in Tanzania, the third in the last four months. In the latest arson attack unidentified perpetrators burned a Catholic church in the village of Nyarwele, located in the north-western region of Kagera, bordering Uganda, Burundi and [...]
NORTH KOREA - Secret Services suspected of involvement in murder of Christian pastor The murder of Han Chung-ryeol, a Chinese Protestant pastor who was active on the border between China and North Korea, casts suspicion on Pyongyang’s secret services. The mutilated body of Han, 49, was found in Changbai a few hundred [...]
EGYPT - “The ice has been broken” The meeting between Pope and Grand Imam received very positively in EgyptFollowing the meeting between Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of the Sunni al-Azhar University, Ahmed al-Tayeb, last week at the Vatican, hopes have soared in Egypt that this will bring Christians and Muslims [...]
ARMENIA - Sunday school programme for children in Artik In June this year Pope Francis will travel to Armenia. The Armenians are justly proud of the fact that Christianity was declared as the state religion in their country in the 4th century, making it the oldest Christian nation in the world. Almost [...]
PAKISTAN - Christian couple face death sentence for “blasphemy by text” Pakistani Christians spouses Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar who have four children are facing death. They were charged with blasphemy for allegedly sending text messages (SMS) that were considered blasphemous and were sentenced to death on 4 April 2014. The team [...]
The treasure of faith: the Dominican Sisters and Christian refugees in Kurdistan Refugees among refugees, the Dominican Sisters are an example to us all. In Erbil, where they live now, these sisters seek to dry the tears of those who, like them, have lost everything but faith. This is the only [...]
SYRIA - Catholic and Orthodox Children Pray Together for Peace Children from Syria’s different Christian denominations joined together to pray for peace in the country on International Children’s Day. On 1st June hundreds of children gathered together for processions in Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Tartus and Marmarita to pray for peace.The plan, which [...]
“The Church needs your support to help all those who need our Mercy” Philipp Ozores, who was recently appointed Secretary General of ACN has just visited Malta. In an interview on Radju Marija, Mr Azores said this was his 2nd visit to Malta, as he had attended a conference on Religious Persecution [...]
"We have no means to rebuild the country. We ask for help” Aid to the Church in Need visited the places most severely affected by the earthquake in order to plan various aid projects Canoa In the small Ecuadorian village of Canoa hardly any houses were left standing by the earthquake on [...]
“Stop fanning the flames of religious discord” – Cardinal and bishop appeal for peace and unity "There is a terrible wind blowing around our country right now. There are so many people who are fanning the flames of discord and of hatred and it is becoming very difficult to preach unity [...]