JERUSALEM Why church authorities closed the Holy Sepulchre church in protest Last Wednesday the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem reopened its doors. Last Sunday the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Church representatives had jointly decided to close this sacred building indefinitely, in protest against two controversial Israeli actions. [...]
IRAQ “ It is not enough to say that ISIS does not represent Islam” Archbishop Bashar Warda of Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil (Iraq) said that it is not enough for Muslims to say that the Islamic State (ISIS) does not represent them. Christians in Iraq "need more". he said. He [...]
KOREA What will happen to the inter-Korean Olympic romance after the Olympic fire has gone out? Rarely have current politics played such a key role in the Olympic Winter Games as they did in PyeongChang. Maria Lozano spoke with the director of the South Korean office of Aid to [...]
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ACN Malta congratulates Mgr Alfred Xuereb on his appointment as bishop and Nuncio to South Korea The Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo have welcomed the appointment of Gozitan Mgr Alfred Xuereb as Apostolic Nuncio of Seoul for South Korea and his elevation to titular Archbishop of Amantea in Italy. Mgr was born [...]
ACN has high-level meeting to channel more UN help for Iraqi Christians in Nineveh Representatives of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) and the Knights of Columbus (KoC) were received on Monday by Mr. Mourad Wahba the Assistant Secretary General at the United Nations Development Programme to brief the [...]
SYRIA "When the sky turned black with bombs" - eyewitness account from Damascus A religious Sister in Damascus has told how she, fellow nuns and students narrowly escaped death onTuesday, 20th February when the sky “turned black” on one of the deadliest days of the conflict in the Syrian [...]
SYRIA Pope and Nuncio appeal for end to violence Pope Francis appealed for an immediate end to the violence in Syria, especially where the war has intensified in eastern Ghouta. He noted that February has been one of the most violent in the seven years of the conflict. “In [...]
NIGERIA Boko Haram abduct another 110 schoolgirls Nigeria's government has acknowledged that 110 girls are missing nearly a week after Boko Haram militants attacked their town. Information minister Lai Mohammed issued a statement about the missing girls on Sunday 25 Feb after holding meetings with family members: “The federal government [...]
ITALY Rome's Coliseum turns red in memory of persecuted Christians Rome’s famous Colosseum was illuminated in red on Saturday 24 Feb to draw attention to the plight of persecuted Christians around the world. The event at 6 p.m. (local time) was the initiative of Aid to the Church in Need [...]
