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“Don’t be led astray by thoughts of revenge!” Nigerian bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme bestows the Sacrament of Reconciliation on refugees who have returned home Gallery“Don’t be led astray by thoughts of revenge!” Nigerian bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme bestows the Sacrament of Reconciliation on refugees who have returned home
ACN Executive President: “Don’t forget Aleppo in Syria!”
Königstein, Germany 16.04.2015 "The world must not forget Aleppo." With these words Johannes Freiherr von Heereman, the Executive President of the Catholicho are caught up in the war in Syria.Situated in the north of the country, Aleppo is Syria's second largest city and has been the scene of conflict [...]
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Aleppo: Our Easter feast has turned to grief – All kinds of shells as an Easter gift for a peaceful people who do not want anything except to live in peace GalleryAleppo: Our Easter feast has turned to grief – All kinds of shells as an Easter gift for a peaceful people who do not want anything except to live in peace
Aleppo: Our Easter feast has turned to grief – All kinds of shells as an Easter gift for a peaceful people who do not want anything except to live in peace
Dear ACN Friends: I am writing to you, to share with you our great sadness about what is happening in Aleppo. It seems to me Aleppo is a forgotten city, people and the whole world keep silent. Massacres against humanity are being carried out and no one speaks about them. [...]
In Ukraine, Churches confront fearsome suffering
Thursday, 2 April 2015 (6 days ago) Kyiv, Ukraine, Apr 2, 2015 / 04:10 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- Bishop Bronislaw Bernacki of Odessa-Simferopol was stunned by the Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent war in eastern Ukraine. “No one expected that another war would be carried out on [...]
Christians returning to Homs, Syria, even though Islamic State looms
Remains of St Marys Syrian Orthodox church in Homs Syria. Photo credit: Aid to the Church in Need CNA 2 19 15 Homs, Syria, Apr 1, 2015 Aid to the Church in Need.- In the wake of the Syrian regime’s taking full control of the ancient Christian city of [...]
“IRAQ: We priests and nuns are the last to leave.”
Erbil, Iraq 14 Apr. 2015 The heroes of faith in Iraq: Priests, seminarians and religious hold out while their flock is besieged by ISIS By Oliver Maksan “At night we often hear gunfire. But luckily we are quite a bit away from the fighting,” Father Steven says. That is [...]
Refugees ‘are people like us’ says UK Director of Aid to the Church in Need
Neville Kyrke-Smith (right) said Christians are being tested for their faith. By Robert Hiini 31 March, 2015 Mia wore a t-shirt with English writing on it, a prize for being the best student in English in the camp; safe for now in an impermanent home to 2000 families, somewhere [...]