“Jesus is the door to peace” – Oliver Maksan
Bethlehem, Palestine/Holy Land “Jesus is the door to peace”As Bethlehem celebrated Christmas in [...]
INDIA 15 Indian Christians arrested in church surrounded by radical Hindu mob – ACN Malta
INDIAFifteen Indian Christians arrested in church surrounded by radical Hindu mob Fifteen Christians from the parish of Jodukatte Puttur in the Indian state of Karnataka were arrested on New Year's Eve when police stormed into in their local church while they were praying. Police alleged they acted to "protect" them from a [...]
IRAN Nine Christians arrested on Christmas Day for celebrating Jesus’ birth – ACN Malta
IRAN Nine Christians arrested on Christmas Day for celebrating Jesus’ birth Arrests of Christians in Iran have continued despite the historic deal reached last July with Western world leaders, which lifted economic sanctions from Iran in exchange for limits on the country's nuclear programme.Plain-clothes agents of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and [...]
Now Christmas is over …. what did it all mean? – ACN Malta
Now Christmas is over .... what did it all mean? Now that the Christmas festivities are over, we should reflect on what it all meant, what we have learnt from it, if anything.W.H. Auden, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Anglo-American poet known for his wit and his leftist politics, is the author of [...]
World leaders speak out for persecuted Christians – ACN Malta
World leaders speak out for persecuted Christians In their Christmas speeches to the world, the leaders of the UK and America have spoken out in defence of persecuted Christians and condemned terrorist groups who are responsible for so much suffering and bloodshed.United KingdomQueen Elizabeth II delivered her "most Christian message yet" [...]
Jubilee Doors of Mercy opened worldwide – ACN Malta
Jubilee Doors of Mercy opened worldwide Bishops from around the world have been opening Holy Doors in their own dioceses after Pope Francis inaugurated the Year of Mercy on December 8th.MALTAOn 13 Dec Archbishop Charles Scicluna led a procession from the church of St Mark in Rabat to Mdina. On arrival [...]
Ban on Christmas celebrations in Brunei after sharia law is imposed – ACN Malta
Ban on Christmas celebrations in Brunei after sharia law is imposed The oil-rich sultanate of Brunei became the first country in South-east Asia to impose Sharia law, a move which has serious implications for people of other faiths there, particularly the 10% of Bruneians who are Christians. Human rights groups have [...]
The Exodus of Middle Eastern Christians
Twilight of a Church - The Exodus of Middle Eastern Christians Since 2003 (the Iraq war) and especially since 2011 (Arab spring) the exodus of Christians from the east has been increasing. Some reports give only ten years for end of Christianity in the Middle East. This seems to be a [...]
Christmas message from Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart in Syria
Christmas message from Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart in Syria Dear friends,Here we are, for a fifth year now, celebrating the Feast of the Nativity as bombs are raining down. I do not know how many of you have lived through such a depressing and sad experience, but I can assure you it [...]