ACN MaltaThe Benedictine Monastery of Tabgha receives compensation for a serious arson attack on their churchThe Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Mons. Fouad Twal, said that on 21 September the General Prosecutor of Israel decided to accept the claim of the Benedictine Monastery of Tabgha, which had requested compensation for the [...]
When they toppled the great statue of Lenin in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, some people were worried that it might fall too heavily and by its sheer weight smash through the ground beneath which the underground train line ran. But when the statue was instead broken up into several pieces, [...]
Warm anoraks needed for refugee children in Damascus “Why does God allow Syria to suffer so much? Why must the innocent die? Why does not God grant us peace, when we still pray for it?“ Questions like these are asked of the sisters on a daily basis by the young [...]
4-wheel drive vehicle needed for pastoral work in the new diocese of Bahir Dar–DessiMany foreign tourists fly to Bahir Dar in Western Ethiopia. The third largest city in the country, it is a place where you can not only holiday beneath blossoming tropical trees on the shores of Lake Tana, [...]
Common Declaration of the Bishops of Africa and MadagascarGiven the current developments on the African continent, in view of the September 25 – 27 New-York Summit for the adoption of a “post-2015 global development agenda” Respect, Love and Serve Africa in Truth!To our African Heads of States and Governments, To the [...]
Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart celebrating his 20 anniversary as Bishop of Aleppo writes a moving testimony of his fight for his faithful to stay in Syria. It has been 20 years, exactly. On Sept. 16, 1995 the Church saw fit to appoint me to lead the Diocese of Aleppo. It was [...]
Syria 17.09.2015Bishop Audo: Help us to stay on in Syria – only 50,000 Christians now left in Aleppo “We Christians are determined to stay on in Syria and continue to give our witness.” This was the assurance given by Chaldean bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo during a conference organised by [...]
For millions of Catholics in Europe, celebrating Sunday Mass in a suitable church building without fear of terrorist attack is something we take for granted. But for Bishop Bruno Ateba, the bishop of the diocese of Maroua-Mokolo, it is the subject of his heartfelt prayer.After the suicide attacks last July [...]
Catholics on the Island Await Pope With Great Hope Oliver Maksan of Aid to the Church in NeedThe Catholic Church in Cuba is looking forward with great expectation to the visit of Pope Francis, which began on Saturday. “It is a gift of God that within a short period of time [...]
Pope Francis Evokes Revered Symbols for Cubans in First SpeechFrom the revolutionary José Marti to Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, Pope Francis evoked hallowed symbols of the Cuban people as he arrived on Saturday in a country that is mostly Catholic but has relatively few churchgoers after more [...]