ASIA BIBI: ACN AT THE FOREFRONT Right from the inception of the Asia Bibi case, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has been at the forefront, providing all forms of support to her and her family. For instance, in February this year, the Italian Office of ACN invited Asia [...]

ACN (MALTA) HOSTS INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) played host to its newly elected International Executive President, Dr. Thomas Heine-Geldern from 5th to 7th November 2018 who was on a routine visit to the Maltese Office of the Pontifical Foundation. Dr Heine-Geldern was accompanied by the [...]

THE SEED OF CHRISTIAN UNITY United in their appeal for peace in Syria and Iraq, Pope Francis and the Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, have demonstrated that faith in Christ is a bond that is stronger than any denominational difference. The Assyrian Church of the East, based [...]

After Asia Bibi was pronounced innocent on 31st October 2018, protesters who continue to demand her execution, blocked highways and forced the closure of schools and businesses. This violent protests were organised by the Islamist political movement Tehreek-e-Labbaik. In order to end the protests, Pakistan’s government agreed to a deal [...]

THEY DIED AT THEIR POST Between 1994 and 1996, Bishop Pierre Claverie O.P. and 18 others were killed during the Algerian civil war. The cause for their beatification opened in 2007 and at the beginning of this year, Pope Francis signed the decree confirming that they died in “odium fidei” [...]

SUCCESS STORY: BICYCLES FOR CATECHISTS In the Indian diocese of Rayagada, there are just 50,000 Catholics among a total population of approximately 5.5 million people. And the area has been notorious for the violent attacks against Christians there. Most of these Catholics come from the poorest and most socially excluded [...]

Good news! Remember Asia Bibi? The Pakistani Catholic mother of five who was sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2010? She has been proved innocent and set free. Pakistan’s Supreme Court this morning (Wednesday, 31st October) overturned the death sentence hanging over the Catholic labourer from Punjab who in 2010 [...]