“At least 300 Christians have been forced to leave the towns of Ras al-Ain, Derbasiyah, Tall Tamr and one area of al-Malikiyah, and we are afraid that if the fighting continues, there could be a still greater exodus which might even include the town of Qamishli, where there are 2,300 [...]

As a young priest, Father Boniface first lived in neighbouring Ethiopia for eight years before he decided to go to South Sudan in 2013. During a recent visit to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Headquarters, he shares about his mission to the African Country and his experiences throughout [...]

Hussein Mohammed was the name he was given at birth. But when the Muslim-born Mohammed came to faith in Jesus Christ, he preferred to be called by his baptismal name of George. George was killed on October 6 in a family honour killing after the Egyptian Christian posted pictures on [...]

Christians in Pakistan continue to suffer mistreatment and violence with the authorities doing apparently nothing about it. The perpetrators are often left to go unpunished and so, a consistent pattern of discrimination and persecution against Christians is now the order of the day in the Asian Country. Naseem Nawab, a [...]

The Filipino bishops have welcomed the government's move to introduce the study of the Catholic faith and the reading of the Bible in public, primary and secondary schools. "It is a good proposal. We hope it will be approved", said Archbishop Arturo Bastes, Bishop of Sorsogon, former president of the [...]

40,000 to 50,000 Christians are already caught up in the escalating conflict in north eastern Syria, as Turkish troops attack Kurdish-led forces. This number is very likely to increase in the coming days. Warnings that the fresh violence could unleash a renewed – and potentially fatal – exodus of Christians [...]