The creation of ‘the biggest district of Christians in the Middle East’ has been warmly welcomed by a bishop from the area who sees the development as critical for securing the future of the Church in the country. Syriac Catholic Archbishop Nathaniel Nizar Semaan of Adiabene told Catholic charity Aid [...]
In marking the 25th memorial of the murder of Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene of the Diocese of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the local Church has denounced the persecution the diocese has been suffering recently at the hands of armed groups. In a message sent to Aid to the [...]
Right after the Angelus prayer of October 17, Pope Francis referred to the worldwide prayer initiative by the Aid to the Church in Need, “One million Children praying the Rosary” for unity and peace and thanked “the boys and girls who participate in this initiative”. He said “Dear friends, today [...]
“Hearts filled with joy” is a phrase that translates the spirit of the Church in Nigeria following the release of three young seminarians who were abducted on Monday 11th October. In a message sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) two days later, on 13th October, Fr. Emmanuel [...]
Under pressure from Chinese law, a digital Bible company has removed its app from Apple’s app store offerings in China. “Olive Tree Bible Software was informed during the App Store review process that we are required to provide a permit demonstrating our authorization to distribute an app with book or [...]
A young Christian girl, captured by extremist militants more than three years ago aged 14, is still alive, according to a Nigerian pastor who is working tirelessly to secure her release. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Reverend Gideon Para-Mallam said reliable sources were keeping him informed [...]
Children studying at a Carmelite school in Kobayat, near Tripoli in Lebanon, gave thanks recently to the Blessed Virgin Mary for having saved two of their schoolmates from a forest fire, and at the same time called on children around the world to join in this increasingly popular Rosary campaign [...]
After more than four and a half years of captivity at the hands of Malian jihadist insurgents, Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary from Colombia, was freed on Saturday. Details of her release have not yet been made public, but in brief comments to Malian television, she expressed her [...]
Three seminarians from Nigeria’s conflict-stricken Middle Belt were kidnapped from their college chapel on Monday night, 11th October and six others were injured. Soldiers were quickly on the scene at Christ the King Major Seminary, in Fayat, Kaduna State and rushed the wounded students to hospital. They have since been [...]
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has raised the alarm that the Christians in the country are the victims of a process of ethnic cleansing at the hands of Fulani Muslims, with the complicity of the state. During a webinar hosted by Aid to the Church in Need International (ACN) respective [...]
