The number of churches attacked or vandalised in Europe and the Americas continues to rise, while Christians often lack the legal instruments to fight back against discrimination and persecution. Christians suffer persecution and limits to their religious freedom in many parts of the world, with increasing violence and hostility in [...]
THE new leader of the Chaldean Catholic Church has pledged to do everything in his power to strengthen its presence in its historic homeland. Patriarch Paul III Nona was officially installed on Friday (29th May) during a solemn ceremony in the Cathedral of St Joseph, Baghdad, Iraq. Leaders of other [...]
A PRIEST in north-west Nigeria has been set free after being held captive by terrorists for three months. Father Nathaniel Asuwaye was kidnapped on Saturday, 7th February, when gunmen attacked Holy Trinity Parish in Karku, Kaduna State, where he serves as Parish Priest. In a statement shared with Catholic charity [...]
The Christian residents of the south Lebanese border town of Yaroun fear that they will never be able to return to the land of their ancestors. Fr. Charles Naddaf, the parish priest of the local Melkite Greek Catholic church, spoke to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the community’s concerns. [...]
A missionary warns that the world has forgotten about Sudan, a country currently experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world due to a three-year-long civil war. In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr Diego Dalle Carbonare, a Comboni missionary with experience in Egypt, Lebanon [...]
The attack on the parish of St Louis de Montfort did not inflict any casualties on the missionaries but generated widespread panic among the Christian population. A historic church in Meza, in the region of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, was reduced to rubble during an attack by jihadist insurgents, on [...]
A Benedictine Abbot fears that with Christians declining in the Holy Land, the historic quarters will become empty of families and Christian life. Dom Nikodemus Schnabel offered a stark portrait of the situation of Christians in the region where only a “tiny” minority, remain due to war, economic hardship, uncertainty [...]
When Bishop Stephen Nyodho was appointed for the Diocese of Malakal everything had been destroyed. No buildings, no services, and no flock. With courage and leading by example, he began to rebuild: First trust, and then infrastructure. The city of Malakal, in South Sudan, used to be home to dozens [...]
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on April 13 for a historic visit that was focused on the small but vibrant local Church and the role of dialogue between Christians and Muslims. After his visit to Algiers, the Holy Father visited Hippo (modern-day Annaba) , visiting sites associated with St. [...]
In the last decade, more than 200 priests have been kidnapped in 70% of Nigeria's dioceses. Clergy have become one of the main targets of kidnappings in Nigeria. There, priests play an essential role in healing a population wounded by trauma. To carry out their pastoral work, they have to [...]
