PRAY FOR ASIA BIBI The final ruling of the Pakistan Supreme Court on the fate of Aasiya Noreen, “Asia Bibi”, a Catholic mother of five from Pakistan who has been in prison for nine years, is around the corner. Asia Bibi was found guilty of blasphemy in 2010 due to [...]
WHAT DOES LOVE LOOK LIKE? Last week, we hosted the screening of the film “Augustine, Son of Her Tears”, the first of its kind in Malta and Gozo. The Filmmaker who was present at the event told us that the film featured 50 strong sayings of St. Augustine taken from [...]
A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION As a Pastoral Charity dedicated to the three-fold mission of supporting the Church through prayer, re-evangelization and active charity, Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) has organised the premiere screening of the film, “Augustine, Son of Her Tears” in collaboration with the Augustinian Institute. It was an [...]
LET’S SECURE OUR FUTURE The Gospel says that ‘Jesus went about all the cities and villages… When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers [...]
ONE MILLION CHILDREN PRAYING THE ROSARY Every year on the 18th of October, Aid to the Church in Need organizes one million children from all over the world to pray the Rosary for unity and peace in the world especially for the sake of fellow children in war-torn countries. Aid [...]
“I AM BECAUSE WE ARE” A story is told of an Anthropologist who went to Africa to study the social behaviour of an indigenous tribe. He proposed a game to the children and they willingly agreed to take part in it. He put a basket of fruits under a tree [...]
VENEZUELA: A NATION IN DISTRESS The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a country in distress. With a myriad of problems ranging from inflation, to poverty crisis, malnutrition, violence and insecurity, an atmosphere of civil war prevails. New economic measures such as the devaluation of the national currency and the sharp [...]
IRAQI CHRISTIANS, RISING LIKE THE PHOENIX! Christians in Iraq have suffered long years of persecution and Christianity in the region has been threatened with extinction. With the coalition led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the 2014 attacks by ISIS, the number of Christians in Iraq has fallen from 1.2 [...]
“I AM READY TO DIE FOR CHRIST” A 20-year old Pakistani student speaks to us about her life and the courageous choice she made. She grew up a Muslim but chose to become a Catholic. Because of this, she and her family are suffering from harassment, discrimination and worse things. [...]
THE LIFE CHANGING POWER OF THE YOUCAT When the Bishop of the Diocese of Carupano in eastern Venezuela requested copies of the YOUCAT from ACN for Father Gregorio, little did we know that the impact would be so massive. For a year now Father Gregorio has been regularly visiting the [...]
