Last Sunday, while addressing the crowds in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis indicated that his planned visit to the Central African Republic on 28-29 Nov might be cancelled if violence between Christians and Muslims in the capital Bangui escalates. Despite the presence of thousands of U.N. peacekeepers, eleven people were [...]
Ten Christian churches demolished under Sharia lawTen Christian churches deemed illegal under Sharia law because of a lack of proper “building permits” have been demolished by the Islamic authorities of Singkil in the Aceh province of Indonesia. The Christian community looked on helplessly as police armed with clubs and hammers destroyed the [...]
Two churches in Aceh province of Indonesia were deliberately burnt down by a mob of hundreds of Islamist radicals. Husein Hamidi, Aceh’s chief of police said “After burning the church, the crowd—made up mostly of members of the Muslim Youth Forum—tried to attack another but ran into opposition from Christians”. A [...]
Sr. Yvonne Gera celebrates 60th anniversaryWe would like to congratulate Sister Gera, an enthusiastic promoter of ACN Malta, who celebrated her 60th anniversary since she joined the community of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. To mark this special occasion on Saturday 31 Oct, a concelebrated mass was held in the convent [...]
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Fr Jacques Mourad managed to escape from his kidnappers a few weeks ago but thousands of others are still help captive by terrorists.Please remember them and say a special prayer every day for all those who have been abducted by terrorists, especially:Deacon Boutros and around 160 Christians thought to have [...]
"If we believe in the fundamental rights and truth of democracy, we cannot ignore the abuses suffered by many religious minorities around the world," said Javier Menendez Ros, director of the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Congress of Deputies. He also [...]
Statement by the Director General of UNESCO, Irina BokovaParis, 20 October— On 16 October, the Director General of UNESCO expressed concern about escalating violence around and against cultural and religious heritage in the Middle East.Today, the Director-General expresses renewed deep concerns and, in this spirit, she has started broad consultations [...]
International Community indifferent to the plight of persecuted Christians"Nowadays most Catholics and Protestants in western countries are playing the same role of Pontius Pilate, washing his hands"" It is shameful, the indifference shown by the international community to the tragedy of persecuted Christians in countries like Iraq and Syria where [...]
Africa 15.10.2015On the occasion of the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York, the Bishops of Africa and Madagascar made an appeal to political leaders and international organizations to end the promotion of a civilization of death in the continent. “The agents of the civilization of [...]
