“The war in Syria is not yet over. We continue to feel the presence of ISIS”. This was the view expressed by Armenian Catholic Archbishop Boutros Marayati of Aleppo, in a telephone conversation with the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation ACN International, following the tragic murder of Father [...]
A new report about the recent spate of Christian persecution around the world is set to be launched in Malta at the Corinthia Palace Hotel, Attard on Friday, 29th November at 5:00pm. Entitled, “Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2017-19”, the report produced by Aid [...]
For many years now, Sister Christine of the Merciful Sisters of the Cross has been serving the poor and downtrodden in the East Indian province of her congregation. In the region where she is working this includes above all the members of the indigenous tribal peoples, for whom she is [...]
The massacre lasted for five hours. Esther listened from the makeshift outhouse as she hid behind the door. “Convert or be killed!” shouted Boko Haram militants. Their commands were followed by screams, the popping of machine guns, and the smell of burning flesh and hair as they made their way [...]
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have taken to the streets in recent days to protest the country’s challenges and problems. The protests have been violent in Baghdad and several other cities. Mosul residents told Aid to the Church in Need that after three years of war, people are tired of [...]
These were the words of the Secretary-General of Aid to the Church in Need, Philipp Ozores, when he announced in Iraq the beginning of a major new phase of support for Christians in the Nineveh Plains, involving the rehabilitation of church-owned properties, to restore a feeling of security to returned [...]
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Nicaragua is going through a grave social and political crisis which has left hundreds of people dead, as a result of the harsh repression by police and paramilitary groups close to President Daniel Ortega. The Catholic Church in Nicaragua is a crucial factor in achieving a peaceful solution to the [...]
Pope Francis has said that Asia would be a priority in his pontificate, and he will be visiting the region again next month, when he visits Japan and Thailand in November. The pontiff has spoken about a desire in his youth to serve as a missionary in Asia, but he [...]
Fr. Jude Raj Fernando, the rector of St. Anthony's shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka - one of the churches bombed during on Easter Sunday by a group affiliated with Islamic State, has described his pastoral work with victims of the attack as a long journey of faith. Speaking recently of [...]
