Egypt is home to the largest Christian community in the Arab world - the Coptic Church. Reaching back to the very beginnings of Christianity and to the Apostle Mark, there are today about 8 million Copts in Egypt. But in a politically deeply divided country with Islam as its state [...]
A series of kidnappings and acts of violence against priests and religious in Nigeria are of particular concern to Catholics in the country. For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, a bishop - Bishop Moses Chikwe of the Archdiocese of Owerri - was kidnapped [...]
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 174 religious women supported by Aid to the Church in Need are involved in the valuable work of literally saving lives, every passing day. Co-founded by ACN’s Founder, Father Werenfried Van Straaten, the Sisters of the Daughters of the Resurrection congregation are saving malnourished [...]
For Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), which was founded at a time when Europe was recovering from the devastating effects of World War II to help refugees and displaced people, emergency and pastoral care for refugees is an identifying element of its mission. The bitter truth is that [...]
