THE FRUIT OF OUR WORK Last week we received a bunch of “Thank You Letters” from beneficiaries of ACN projects worldwide. They expressed deep sentiments of gratitude to ACN who through the donation of benefactors are able to come to their aid and give them hope in their situation. Some [...]
PRIESTS ARE THE NEW TARGET Some days ago, the Society of African Missions (SMA) confirmed the kidnapping of Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli in Niger. “It was a swift and coordinated attack. The abductors were familiar with the movements of Father Pierluigi and had chosen him as their victim.” said Father Mauro [...]
THE ELOQUENCE OF A DARING FAITH One day a lady walked into my Catholic Store. She said to me, “I need a holy picture to hang in my room so that people can know I am a Christian”. She lived in Sokoto; a State in the core north of Nigeria [...]
CHINA Online Evangelization Strictly Prohibited In recent times, China has experienced a crackdown on Christianity with news of this intensifying especially in the Henan Province which has one of the largest Christian populations in China, with several million living in the region, including approximately 300,000 Catholics. These have included the [...]
SYRIA “We will always be people of hope and life.” On September 9, Catholic faithful and Church leaders including Cardinal Mario Zenari, the Vatican nuncio to Syria, bishops of other Christian churches; and representatives of Aleppo civil authorities, gathered at the Our Lady of the Assumption Syriac Catholic [...]
PAKISTAN Another Incident of Violence Against a Christian Woman Marta Petrosillo SHE WAS THROWN FROM A SECOND STOREY ROOF AFTER REFUSING TO CONVERT TO ISLAM Binish Paul is 18 years old and a Christian. She attends public school in Pakistan. On 22 August, a young Muslim by the name [...]
CAR ALINDAO DIOCESE STRUGGLING TO RISE AGAIN FROM ITS ASHES In this Interview with Maria Lozano of ACN International, Bishop of Alindao speaks of the situation in the Central African Republic and his Diocese in particular. How is the situation generally in the country at the present time? The Central [...]
NIGERIA “Peace is still possible” The Episcopal Conference of Nigeria has called on the Catholic faithful and all Nigerians to brace up in the face of the prevailing crisis to put their trust in God while working hard to build a harmonious and peaceful nation. The Bishops stated this in [...]
ROME Pope Francis appeals to International Community for victims of Syria, Iraq More than 50 Catholic charity organizations, representatives of episcopal conferences and ecclesial institutions and religious congregations operating in Syria, Iraq and neighbouring countries gathered at the John Paul II Auditorium of the Pontifical Urban University to take part in [...]
SYRIA Faith helped Christian family remain in Aleppo in face of hardship FOR 22 YEARS, Michel Baladi, 43, worked at a printing house. In 2003, he married Rima, 38, with whom he has three children: Mariel, age 13; Christel, age 10; Georges, age 7. They live in Aleppo, [...]
