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IRAQ – ”We want to rebuild our convent and return home” – Daniele Piccini

IRAQ  - “We want to rebuild our convent and return home “   On the plains of Nineveh, in Iraq, there are 363 church buildings or other Church properties that were damaged or destroyed by Islamic State and now need to be rebuilt. Dominican Sisters Luma Khuder and Nazek Matty, are [...]

2017-06-27T08:14:52+02:00

CHINA – Church destroyed and Christians detained in Henan province – ACN Malta

CHINA - Church destroyed and Christians detained in Henan province    China Aid, an international non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting religious freedom and human rights for Christians in China, reported that local authorities in Henan province destroyed a Christian church last month. 300 police officers and inspectors turned up for the [...]

2017-06-28T07:44:36+02:00

CAMEROON – Bishops ask state to protect clergy after bishop’s murder – ACN Malta

CAMEROON - Bishops ask state to protect clergy after bishop’s murder   Following autopsy results which revealed that a missing archbishop had been murdered a few weeks ago, the bishops of Cameroon have called on the government to “assume its noble task of protecting human life, and notably that of ecclesiastical [...]

2017-06-28T07:41:06+02:00

SOUTH SUDAN – Pope Francis donates $500000 for aid projects – ACN Malta

 Pope Francis donates $500000 for aid projects in South Sudan   Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development presented “The Pope for South Sudan” initiative at a press conference. Other speakers were Dr. Michel Roy, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis; Sr. Laura Gemignani, Nzara General Hospital, [...]

2017-06-28T07:32:19+02:00

NEPAL   “You return home humble and pensive” – Maria Lozano – ACN International

NEPAL  - “You return home humble and pensive” Johannes Heereman von Zuydtwyck, executive president of the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), and Véronique Vogel, head of the Asia section, have returned from a project trip to Nepal. In an interview with Maria Lozano, they talk [...]

2017-06-28T07:43:29+02:00

SYRIA – “Life is very hard. We cannot go on like this” –  ACN Malta

“Life is very hard. We cannot go on like this” – Interview with Fr Hilal from Aleppo Fr Ziad Hilal first visited Malta last autumn when the fighting in Aleppo was at its peak. On his latest visit he spoke to Geraldine Griffiths from Aid to the Church in Need,  [...]

2017-06-27T07:58:02+02:00