Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for calm after recent violenceThe violence of recent days has raised fears of a general conflagration in the region. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has appealed for calm and asked the Israeli and Palestinian authorities to resume negotiations..Statement – Once again, embers of despair, stirred [...]
Pope Francis at UN General Assembly - emphasis on reclaiming the environment and respect for lifePope Francis praisedthe United Nations’ achievements in the past 70 yearswhilst deliveringthe fifth papal address to UN - the first to open its General Assembly session - stating that “All these achievements are lights which [...]
Help for the religious formation of the Apostles of the Good Shepherd and of the Queen of the Cenacle The Congregation of the Apostles of the Good Shepherd and of the Queen of the Cenacle was established in 1989 in the archdiocese of Gitega, in Burundi, by Archbishop Joachim Ruhuna. [...]
Why African bishops say no to ideological colonization which is out to destroy the familyLast June African bishops met in Ghana to prepare the Synod for the Family; this very important meeting was supported by ACN. The final document - the voice of the African Bishops in the Family Synod – is now [...]
Signs of hope despite concern over the forthcoming elections in the Central African RepublicIn this interview with Amélie de La Hougue (ACN France), Coadjutor Bishop Cyr-NestorYapaupa of the diocese of Alindao expresses his fears in relation to the forthcoming elections, which are due to take place on 18 October. At [...]
NIGERIA 22.09.2015Cardinal says offering asylum to soldiers could result in many renouncing violence Offering amnesty to Boko Haram fighters could result in most of the terror group’s forces laying down their weapons, according to one of Nigeria’s most senior Church figures, who has renewed calls for a [...]
Nepal 25.09.2015Local Catholic sources informed the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need about a growing fear within the small Christian community in Nepal about their future security. On the night of September 14, 2015, three Protestant Churches were bombed in Eastern Nepal where the Christian [...]
A judge has dismissed all charges against a group of Ethiopian Christians from Asela, ruling that there was insufficient evidence against the Christians. He set them free and ordered that the bail they had paid be refunded. Amid reports that many Ethiopian Christians are being persecuted and imprisoned on false [...]
ACN PortugalThe Catholic community of Baoding in Hebei Province, has recently started campaigning for the urgent release of their bishop, James Su Zhimin D.This call for his release is in response to the announcement of a broad amnesty granted by the Chinese president to commemorate the75th anniversary of the end [...]
ACN PortugalMasked men, allegedly belonging to al-Qaeda, two weeks ago set fire to the Church of St. John in the city of Aden, just hours after it had been vandalized. Fortunately there were no casualtiesas a result of this attack, because the church was empty when the fire was started. [...]