With the numbers in Pakistan’s prisons for blasphemy having surged to more than 700, a woman who spent seven years on death row for the crime has said the legal system is failing Christians. Christians falsely accused of blasphemy in Pakistan struggle to find a lawyer and are discriminated against [...]
Following a thrilling trip to seven dioceses in Chile, Rafael D’Aqui, project coordinator for Latin America at Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), tells of how the Church is light and hope in a time of challenge and need. You have just returned from Chile. Could you describe the [...]
22 August marks the fifth anniversary of the International Day Commemorating Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, established by the UN General Assembly in 2019. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) recently interviewed Dr Ewelina Ochab, a lawyer, human rights advocate, and author who came up with [...]
In September this year, Pope Francis will be making his first trip to Papua New Guinea, a country introduced to Christianity only around 70 years ago. In this corner of the world, Christians are enthusiastically preparing for his arrival with the help of missionaries such as Father Martín Prado from [...]
One year on from violence described as the worst outbreak of anti-Christian persecution in Pakistan, Church leaders say people are both terrified of more attacks and furious that culprits have not been brought to justice. Leading clergy in the Diocese of Faisalabad reported that security services warned Christians in Jaranwala [...]
Christian farming communities in parts of Benue State, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt are “living in fear” as they suffer ongoing attacks – the latest of which resulted in the murder of a man gathering food for his starving family last week. Militant Fulani herdsmen killed Christian farmer Agber Targba while [...]
Despite the ongoing conflict in Gaza, marked by uncertainty and fear, the Catholic priest Fr. Gabriel Romanelli is striving to bring a sense of normality through education. The parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza City has made it a priority to ensure that children in the community [...]
A young Christian mother of two in Pakistan ran for her life after being accused of blasphemy before being cornered in a field and beaten by a mob. Saima Farhad Gill, a widow, living in a village, near Gojra, in the Punjab, was saved by police and placed in custody [...]
The many holiday camps hosted in diverse regions afflicted by war and conflict offer young people temporary relief from their suffering and the opportunity to engage in carefree activities and develop their faith. ACN’s project partners report that attending one of these camps is the most eagerly anticipated event of [...]
Santosh Kumar is a young priest who lives in the dense jungles of India, and who has been supported thanks to the generosity of our benefactors. This young man lives in a remote diocese in India, in the Diocese of Port Blair, which has hundreds of islands and is located in the [...]
