Christians concerned about Muslim illegal gambling premises and alcohol shops Hundreds of Iraqi Christians have been organising protests in Ankawa against an alarming new phenomenon that is making everyday life even more depressing in the city suburbs where they now live.Protesters handed over a petition to a representative of the governor [...]
Archbishop Warda urges Europeans to speak out against genocide and praises ACN Speaking at a Conference held in Evora, Portugal, Bishop Warda praised the humanitarian work done by the Catholic Church in the Middle East. He highlighted ACN as one of the organizations that was able to get the "necessary [...]
Pakistani bishops want content inciting hatred of minorities removed from textbooks Catholic bishops in Pakistan have called on education authorities to “remove as soon as possible content related to prejudice and hatred against religious minorities from school textbooks”. The "Justice and Peace" Commission of the Pakistani bishops has recently issued a document [...]
Working towards unification and harmony In the diocese of Sokoto in northern Nigeria, Bishop Matthew Kukah not only deals with the normal sacramental and pastoral concerns of any diocese. He also has to cope with the violence and regular attacks against the small Christian minority living in the mainly Muslim area.For [...]
Bishops stress need for peace and religious freedom in meeting with President - ACN United States Earlier this month, the bishops of Nigeria met with Nigerian President , Muhammadu Buhari. "President, we are with you in the fight against corruption and violence. We commend your efforts in the fight against Boko [...]
Pope Francis rebukes Europe - ”Migrants are not criminals” Pope Francis urged top EU leaders - including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi and the presidents of the European Parliament, Commission and Council - not to see migrants as criminals. Francis lamented that Europe had grown “weary, [...]
COLOMBIA - Sisters overcome challenges to help indigenous poor people Four Sisters of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul have been working in the Colombian highlands since 1997. They provide health care for the indigenous population, visit families and teach children. The crime rate is high and the indigenous [...]
CHINA - Three Catholic priests gone missing In China three priests from the underground Catholic Church have disappeared recently under mysterious circumstances.In the diocese of Baoding in Hebei province Fr Yang Jianwei, the pastor of Anzhuan, disappeared on April 15. According to local sources, this happened in an area where driving tests [...]
Iraqi Christians go on pilgrimage to Ur - the birthplace of Abraham Despite the very difficult situation of Iraqi Christians, many of them from the country's capital travelled nearly 400 km on a pilgrimage to the Chaldean district of Ur, the birthplace of the biblical patriarch Abraham. About two hundred faithful [...]
Christian Iraqi children have lost everything except their belief in God Six hundred Christian children whose families fled from ISIS in 2014 have lost everything - their homes, schools, relatives and friends, and the stability of a normal life. There is one thing however that they hung on to and [...]