‘Night of Witness’ għand is-Sorijiet Klarissi
L-Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) flimkien mas-Sorijiet tal-Klarissi ta’ San Ġiljan jirringrazzjaw lil dawk kollha li attendew għan-‘Night of Witness’ li ttellgħet nhar it-Tlieta, 10 ta’ Marzu 2015 ġewwa l-Kappella tal-Monasteru tagħhom. Fost kant, talb, filmati fuq il-persekuzzjoni reliġjuża fl-Iraq u Via Sagra bit-titlu “It-Triq tas-Salib ma’ ħutna [...]
The situation of innocent civilians within the conflict zones in Iraq
Date: 9.2.2015 Chaldean Patriarchate: Press statement The Chaldean Patriarchate expresses its deep concern regarding the situation of the innocent civilians within the conflict areas in the region. The so-called "organism of the Islamic State" is burning everything: human beings, stones and civilization. On the other hand, as the Iraqi [...]
War in eastern Ukraine: death, hardship, suffering and hope in God
Ukraine 11 March 2015 From reports to the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need Bishop Bronislaw Bernacki is stunned. “No one expected that another war would be carried out on European soil in this day and age,” the Roman Catholic bishop of Odessa-Simferopol said during [...]
More Christian hostages reportedly released in Syria
04 March 2015 12:19 by Liz Dodd Another four Christian hostages have been freed by Islamic State jihadists in Syria, according to a television channel dedicated to Assyrian news. Assyria TV yesterday spoke to people who met the four former hostages, a married couple and a mother and her 6-year-old daughter. The [...]
In India, government assurances and persecution of Christians go hand-in-hand
Königstein/NEW DELHI (March 9, 2015)— “Three policemen tried to drag me away. But I resisted. Then half a dozen of them lifted me up—with one even choking me by the neck—and put me in the police bus.” His priestly garb gave Father Dennis George little protection, he told international Catholic [...]
Letter From Iraqi Refugees to Pope Francis
"O Father, know that our faith today is much stronger than before." Rome, March 06, Here is the letter to Pope Francis from Iraqi Christians living in Jordan who have escaped violence and persecution from the Islamic State. The letter was given to the Holy Father yesterday by Fr. Rif'at Bader, [...]
An appeal to the whole world: Enough! Enough! Enough of the war in Syria!
ACN supports the prayer appeal of Patriarch Gregorios III – the charity has given 6.3 million Euros in emergency aid since the war began ACN, Königstein – 5.3.2015. Patriarch Gregorios III. Of Antioch, the head of the Melkite Greek-Catholic Church, which is in communion with Rome, has called for a [...]
Press Release – UN Casualty Figures for February 2015
Baghdad, 1 March 2015 – According to casualty figures released today by UNAMI, a total of 1,103 Iraqis were killed and another 2,280 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in February*. The number of civilians killed was 611 (Including 30 civilian police), and the number of civilians injured [...]
“It still haunts me today because I should have intervened earlier”
Interview with Peter Konteh, Executive Director of Caritas Freetown, Sierra Leone In West Africa the Ebola epidemic claimed thousands of victims in 2014. From Guinea it spread to the neighbouring countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia. It mainly affected the capitals and the border regions between the countries. Thanks to [...]