Pope Francis releases his message for the World Day of Peace to be celebrated on 1 January 2023, and recalls that all crises are interconnected and that we must not forget any of them, but work for the good of humanity. “No one can be saved alone. Combatting Covid-19 together, [...]
“’FORGIVE THEM, LORD.’ HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE REPEATED THESE WORDS, especially over the past years! says Sister Jihanne Attalah, from the Sisters of Charity of Sainte Jeanne Antide Thouret, in Damascus. She spoke days before the celebration of yet another somber Christmas in a Syria that has endured more [...]
The bishops of Sri Lanka have asked the faithful to avoid lavish celebrations this Christmas, as the country faces an uphill struggle after mismanagement led to economic disaster. In a message sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr Jude Chrysantha Fernando, director of communications for the Archdiocese [...]
More than 30 organizations, including the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, supported by ACN, have urged the government to assess data on incidents of forced conversion and present it to Parliament. The number of cases of forced conversion is increasing at a dangerous pace [...]
Teachers in Lebanon recognise that education is not a job, but a mission. But this mission is getting more and more difficult to achieve as the country continues in its downward spiral of economic crisis. Jessi Abi Khalil Msanne lives around 20 km from the Saints Coeurs Ain Najm school [...]
The Christians of the Holy Land are preparing to celebrate Christmas, more than 2000 years after the birth of Christ. What is their situation today? The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need interviewed Mgr William Shomali, Vicar General of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. How are the Christians [...]
Faced with the dramatic situation in Lebanon, the international foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has launched a Christmas campaign for emergency assistance to support Christian communities in this Country. The “Sharing hope” campaign presents real life stories of the daily struggles of families and religious just to [...]
“We don’t know how we will live this Christmas, how we will survive Christmas, it will be a difficult time, but the help and the charity that we are receiving from all over the world means Christmas every day,” said Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, in a [...]
On Saturday 3rd December, the Association of Nigerian priests, religious and seminarians in Rome (NIPRELS) held a rosary procession in Saint Peter Square to intercede for their country, Nigeria. Moved by the endless challenges in their country, the Association of Nigerian priests, religious and seminarians in Rome (NIPRELS) on Saturday [...]
Meditation by Sr Noha from the Borj-Hammoud Nabaa clinic in Lebanon The times are hard. Clouds of change overwhelm the life of the Lebanese population and the Christians who live in the run-down neighbourhoods; they are shocked, exhausted, discouraged, even despairing. They go through the streets in search of someone [...]
