Mgr Najeeb MICHAEEL, Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, has been listed as one of the three finalists to obtain the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament. The decision will be announced tomorrow 22 October. When the Islamic State arrived in Mosul in August 2014, Mgr Najeeb Michaeel ensured the [...]
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is increasing its planned aid programme for the Christians affected by the massive explosion in Beirut on August 4 this year – to a total of 5 million Euros. The aid mainly relates to the repair and reconstruction of Church-related buildings within the [...]
The head of a Catholic human rights’ organisation in Pakistan has hit out at the country’s justice system for taking so long to free the man wrongly accused of sparking one of the worst outbreaks of anti-Christian violence. More than seven years after former health worker Sawan Masih, 38, was [...]
Whereabouts of Sister Gloria Narvaez is still unknown, however The Italian SMA missionary Father Pier Luigi Maccalli has finally been set free, on Tuesday, 6 October, more than two years after he was originally abducted in the diocese of Niamey in Niger, on 17 February 2018. At the same time [...]
Pope Francis has given his public support to the rosary campaign being organized by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)- ‘One Million Children Praying the Rosary’, calling on children around the world to pray for an end to the coronavirus crisis. Speaking after the Angelus on Sunday, 11th October the [...]
Seyed Mohammad Mahdi comes originally from Iran, a country in which religious freedom does not exist and where possession of a Bible can mean a death sentence. Mahdi was forced to leave Iran and is now living as a refugee in Spain. “My life in my own country was quite [...]
There is plenty of life in Karm Al Zeitoun, one of the suburbs of Beirut in the district of Ashrafieh, a name which means “Mount of Olives”. The streets are narrow, and the movement of cars and pedestrians results in little bottlenecks on every corner – and especially around the [...]
A senior Vatican Cardinal has urged children to pray the rosary to end the COVID-19 crisis. His call came in a letter backing Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)’s global prayer initiative “A Million Children Praying the Rosary”, asking young people to pray on Sunday, 18th October – or the following [...]
In an October 1 message marking the 60th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence from British rule, Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto was harshly critical of the country’s President Mohammadu Buhari, faulting him for failing to rein in ongoing violence, much of it targeting Christians. “Where are the Chibok daughters? Where is [...]
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) once again invites parishes, nurseries, schools, and families to participate in the initiative “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” on October. 18 or 19. The focus of the prayer campaign is worldwide unity and peace. This year provides a special context, because never [...]
