Common Declaration of the Bishops of Africa and MadagascarGiven the current developments on the African continent, in view of the September 25 – 27 New-York Summit for the adoption of a “post-2015 global development agenda” Respect, Love and Serve Africa in Truth!To our African Heads of States and Governments, To the [...]
A judge has dismissed all charges against a group of Ethiopian Christians from Asela, ruling that there was insufficient evidence against the Christians. He set them free and ordered that the bail they had paid be refunded. Amid reports that many Ethiopian Christians are being persecuted and imprisoned on false [...]
ACN PortugalThe Catholic community of Baoding in Hebei Province, has recently started campaigning for the urgent release of their bishop, James Su Zhimin D.This call for his release is in response to the announcement of a broad amnesty granted by the Chinese president to commemorate the75th anniversary of the end [...]
ACN PortugalMasked men, allegedly belonging to al-Qaeda, two weeks ago set fire to the Church of St. John in the city of Aden, just hours after it had been vandalized. Fortunately there were no casualtiesas a result of this attack, because the church was empty when the fire was started. [...]
Suggestions derived from Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si”In last week’s Newsletter we featured some practical suggestions made by Pope Francis, inspired by his encyclical “Laudate Si”, urging everyone - individuals, corporations and governments – to act now. The pope urges us all to make a effort so that we can [...]
Republic of Burundi 17 September 2015Bishops and priests extremely concerned about the country after the presidential elections / many dead and injured / hundreds of thousands fleeing ACN, KönigsteinIt is with great concern that the Burundi Bishops' Conference considers the present state of its country. In a current statement the bishops [...]
The parish church of All Saints in Talcahuano, along with several other parts of the region, suffered badly from the earthquake and tsunami of 2010. This disaster caused severe damage to the interior of the church and destroyed buildings used for pastoral care.At the moment parish and community life are [...]
Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart celebrating his 20 anniversary as Bishop of Aleppo writes a moving testimony of his fight for his faithful to stay in Syria. It has been 20 years, exactly. On Sept. 16, 1995 the Church saw fit to appoint me to lead the Diocese of Aleppo. It was [...]
Syria 17.09.2015Bishop Audo: Help us to stay on in Syria – only 50,000 Christians now left in Aleppo “We Christians are determined to stay on in Syria and continue to give our witness.” This was the assurance given by Chaldean bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo during a conference organised by [...]
Suggestions derived from Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si”Pope Francis encyclical “Laudate Si” which came out on 24 May was innovative as well as controversial. It acknowledged the reality of Climate Change and stated that we all have a duty to safeguard God’s creation, our planet, by working together to preserve [...]