H.G Mgr. Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria, and President of the Nigerian Episcopal conference which is made up of 125 diocese.
H.G. met H.Holiness Pope Francis last week who assured him of his solidarity and prayers.
CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ: “ONE YEAR AFTER THE CAPTURE OF MOSUL, THE SUFFERING IS GREATER THAN EVER”, Father Georges Jahoula
Iraq 10.06.2015 In the night of 9 to 10 June 2014 tens of thousands of Christians fled from Mosul, certain that they would soon be able to return to their homes. Now one year has passed, and the second city of Iraq is still in the hands of the [...]
“THE ISLAMIC STATE IS A CANCER AND WE MUST PREVENT IT FROM SPREADING”, Archbishop Bashar Warda
Iraq – Archbishop Warda 09.06.2015 “The support of Aid to the Church in Need was immediate and decisive. Without it we couldn’t provide accommodation to thousands of families,” So said Bishop Bashar Warda, Chaldean archbishop of Erbil, during a conference organized by ACN in Rome yesterday. Since the beginning of [...]
TALK WITH CARDINAL VINKO PULJIC FROM SARAJEVO
The names of Bosnia Herzegovina’s four dioceses - Sarajevo, Mostar-Duvno, Banja Luka - bring into mind the atrocities against civilians committed in the war that scarred the former Yugoslavia after the collapse of Tito’s communist regime. On December 14th 1995 leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia signed in Paris the [...]
Lebanon – Miracles of your Love
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Internet Projects June 2015
Cameroon A new chapel for a village in the north of the country The parish of Saint Monica in Touroua im northern Cameroon is thriving and growing. One of the villages belonging to the parish bears the name of Koza II. There are already 250 baptised Catholics in the village [...]
“The solidarity of Lebanon is reaching its limits”
Lebanon 2 June 2015 Many Syrian Christians have found refuge in Lebanon – It is not easy for them – Aid to the Church in Need is providing support. By Oliver Maksan Flodia is not feeling well. The young woman is lying in bed with acute abdominal pains. “The whole [...]
South Sudan – “When we go out in the morning, we don’t know if we’ll come back alive in the evening”
South Sudan 03.06.2015 The situation in South Sudan is becoming increasingly critical. A number of international organisations have advised the religious sisters here to leave the country. But though they are constantly under threat, they are staying by the side of the people. By Eva-Maria Kolmann The two religious sisters [...]
Nigeria:”We have great hope in President Muhammadu Buhari”
ACN News Brussels/Königstein 29.05.15 .- Nigerian Bishop Oliver Doeme Dash, speaking to Members of the European Parliament at a private meeting arranged by Aid to the Church in Need on Wednesday May 27, expressed his gratitude at the recent peaceful elections and his confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari to [...]