Erbil, Iraq 31 Jul 2015One year ago, tens of thousands of Christians fled ISIS –those who lived through it remember. On 6 August 2014 the life of the church in Iraq was changed forever: more than 120000 Christians were forced to flee from jihadists of the terrorist organisation "Islamic State" [...]
Syria 04.08.2015Patriarch Gregory III Laham recently visited the international headquarters of the Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). in Königstein. He reports on his encounters with people who have lost everything. When Patriarch Gregory III walks in the streets of Damascus in the late evening, people [...]
Burundi 06.08.2015Königstein/Rom, 06.08.2015. “We have no idea how this grave crime will affect the already difficult situation in our country. But undoubtedly this killing will have serious consequences.” So said Father Lambert Niciteretse, the secretary general of the bishops’ conference of Burundi. He was speaking to ACN about the [...]
With our help it was possible to offer the food packages for 13,000 displaced families during the month of June 2015.In the previous months the organization such as WFP and World Vision supplied the IDPs with food or cash to buy the food. No doubt, giving cash simplifies the support [...]
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Monday, 20th July 2015Königstein/Surrey, 20th July 2015. Jihadist training camps made up of nearly 1,500 children as young as nine have been uncovered in central Africa, according to reports received by a leading Catholic charity at work in the region.Sources close to Aid to the [...]
The message of Cardinal Charles Bo on PARENTS’ DAY( It will be broadcast by His Eminence in four languages in RVA, Manila: Burmese, Kachin, Po and Sakaw on 26th. July) Happy Parents day to all of you.Today we celebrate the gift of our parents today. As the Pope says, we celebrate [...]
This August 6th will mark the one-year anniversary of the most tragic day in the lives of a number of Dominican sisters currently serving in Iraq, who suffered and faced on one day challenges that many will not face in a lifetime. These sisters remained resolute in their faith and [...]
Deir Al Ahmar, Lebanon 23.07.2015 With the support of Aid to the Church in Need Catholic nuns in Lebanon are helping Syrian refugees – and are banishing the shadows of the pastBy Oliver MaksanClusters of tents erected on open land stretch out across the [...]
