ACN MaltaThe Benedictine Monastery of Tabgha receives compensation for a serious arson attack on their churchThe Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mons. Fouad Twal, said that on 21 September the General Prosecutor of Israel decided to accept the claim of the Benedictine Monastery of Tabgha, which had requested compensation for the [...]
When they toppled the great statue of Lenin in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, some people were worried that it might fall too heavily and by its sheer weight smash through the ground beneath which the underground train line ran. But when the statue was instead broken up into several pieces, [...]
Warm anoraks needed for refugee children in Damascus “Why does God allow Syria to suffer so much? Why must the innocent die? Why does not God grant us peace, when we still pray for it?“ Questions like these are asked of the sisters on a daily basis by the young [...]
4-wheel drive vehicle needed for pastoral work in the new diocese of Bahir Dar–DessiMany foreign tourists fly to Bahir Dar in Western Ethiopia. The third largest city in the country, it is a place where you can not only holiday beneath blossoming tropical trees on the shores of Lake Tana, [...]
Help for the religious formation of the Apostles of the Good Shepherd and of the Queen of the Cenacle The Congregation of the Apostles of the Good Shepherd and of the Queen of the Cenacle was established in 1989 in the archdiocese of Gitega, in Burundi, by Archbishop Joachim Ruhuna. [...]
Why African bishops say no to ideological colonization which is out to destroy the familyLast June African bishops met in Ghana to prepare the Synod for the Family; this very important meeting was supported by ACN. The final document - the voice of the African Bishops in the Family Synod – is now [...]
Signs of hope despite concern over the forthcoming elections in the Central African RepublicIn this interview with Amélie de La Hougue (ACN France), Coadjutor Bishop Cyr-NestorYapaupa of the diocese of Alindao expresses his fears in relation to the forthcoming elections, which are due to take place on 18 October. At [...]
NIGERIA 22.09.2015Cardinal says offering asylum to soldiers could result in many renouncing violence Offering amnesty to Boko Haram fighters could result in most of the terror group’s forces laying down their weapons, according to one of Nigeria’s most senior Church figures, who has renewed calls for a [...]
Nepal 25.09.2015Local Catholic sources informed the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need about a growing fear within the small Christian community in Nepal about their future security. On the night of September 14, 2015, three Protestant Churches were bombed in Eastern Nepal where the Christian [...]