A series of kidnappings and acts of violence against priests and religious in Nigeria are of particular concern to Catholics in the country. For the first time in the history of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, a bishop - Bishop Moses Chikwe of the Archdiocese of Owerri - was kidnapped [...]
As the people of Ethiopia’s Tigray region continue to suffer at the heart of a violent conflict, with hundreds dead and thousands displaced, the situation threatens to escalate to a more serious refugee emergency and a region-wide crisis. Bishop Paul Swarbrick, who holds the Africa brief at the Bishops’ Conference [...]
“We are living here in a time of war that has already lasted three years. It began with an attack on the police station, then on the distant villages, passing through the larger villages until it reached the centre of the cities. Four cities have already been almost completely emptied. [...]
A Nigerian archbishop has asked for prayers for the safe release of a priest kidnapped in his Archdiocese of Abuja, the Country's Capital last week. Fr. Matthew Dajo was kidnapped on the night of Sunday 22nd November. Police are currently working to negotiate his release, the archdiocesan spokesman, Fr. Patrick [...]
Entitled, “Set Your Captives Free”, the report by the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need, lists specific cases of Christians detained mainly in Nigeria, Eritrea, Pakistan and China. It speaks about imprisonment for reasons of conscience, arbitrary detention, unjust trials, inadequate prison conditions, cases of torture and pressure [...]
Iraqi Christians are trying to face challenges with strength and hope as they continue to rebuild their lives after the Islamic State invaded in 2014, a Chaldean Catholic priest has said. “It’s a difficult place, but we are living with hope, with faith, with love for everyone, even if they [...]
Many communities all over the world are suffering such debilitating poverty that the faithful are not able to support their priests financially. In these places, Mass stipends are often the only source of income for priests. In 2019, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) supported more than 40,000 priests [...]
We must all be better advocates for the world’s persecuted Christians, said speakers at a Thursday event featuring victims of persecution, religious leaders, and global experts. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York encouraged Catholics to think universally “about our brothers and sisters in the faith now suffering grievously simply because [...]
ACN will be donating 25,000 anoraks for Syrian children this Christmas For centuries Christians have been celebrating the greatest of all gifts to mankind, the coming of God into the world, with gifts and presents, especially for the youngest ones. Moreover, in doing so they are following the tradition of [...]
Talk by Cardinal Charles Maung Bo., SDB, Archbishop Yangon November 16th – The international day of Tolerance. It is the day we remember the great apostle of non violence, Mahatma Gandhi. It is he who said : An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. In memory of [...]
