On 25 March, in the Cathedral of Rumbek, South Sudan, Italian missionary ChristianCarlassare was ordained bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, a position that had been vacant for 10 years. In an interview provided beforehand to international foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the bishop described the [...]
BISHOP of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan, has invited a Ukrainian family to stay with him at the Bishop’s house for however long they need. In a message posted online regarding the current situation in the Ukraine, Bishop Phonsie encouraged people to welcome Ukrainian refugees to Ireland and open up [...]
Boko Haram militants are expanding their operations to rural villages in Nigeria and on the border with other countries, a Catholic Priest in Cameroon has said, adding that the militants have paralyzed pastoral activities in a huge chunk of his Parish. In a message to Catholic Pontifical foundation, Aid to [...]
At the conclusion of today's General Audience, Pope Francis asks for prayers for his weekend visit to Malta from 2-3 April, while thanking all those involved in the preparations. Pope Francis spoke about his Apostolic Journey coming up this weekend to the Mediterranean island of Malta. The Pope said he [...]
As troops close in on Kyiv and attempt to encircle the city, nuns are donating their blood to help those injured during the Russian assault. Father Mateusz Adamski of Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese, which covers Ukraine’s capital, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) why there had been an [...]
From the very beginning of the war, the Archdiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk, in West Ukraine, has been involved in welcoming fleeing women and children, most of whom are coming from major cities such as Kyiv, Kharkhiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Odessa. Sofia with her mother Viktoria in a room.Families accommodated in [...]
Awotoye looks back: “It happened on a Sunday morning, October 31st, 2021. Peter who worships in the Catholic Church decided to worship with us that Sunday at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kauka u Daji, Chikun local government area of Kaduna state. At that time, I was at the children’s church which [...]
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced the launching of a large-scale campaign for Catholic schools in Lebanon, to help offset the great economic crisis that has been bleeding the country’s social institutions dry, especially those linked to the Catholic Church. “Lebanon has suffered with the most serious [...]
The situation in Kyiv is getting more and more dire. A massive military convoy, more than 60 km (38 mile) long, is moving towards the Ukrainian capital. As the city increasingly comes under fire, priests are sticking it out with their communities in bunkers and aid raid shelters. The testimonies [...]
According to its own reports, the Russian army has yesterday, 8 March, put in place a new ceasefire in Ukraine and has opened “humanitarian corridors” for five cities. One of them is Mariupol, a port on the Azov Sea which is besieged by Russian troops. There have already been four [...]
