Vatican offers free health care for poor in Rome Poor and homeless men and women will now be able to turn to the Vatican for medical treatment, the latest initiative to offer care for those persons living on the streets of Rome. Located near the colonnade, the new “clinic for the [...]
"Why Christians must remain in Syria" – message from Archbishop Jeanbart in Aleppo The reason Christians are holding out despite everything is deeply rooted in the history of our Church. Christians have been here in Syria right from the earliest days and were baptised by the apostles themselves. St Paul was [...]
43 Assyrian Christian hostages released by Islamic State 43 Assyrian Christian hostages have recently been set free by Islamic State in northeastern Syria. The released hostages, who were abducted in February 2015 from villages [...]
Pakistani Christians call for Shahbaz Bhatti to be canonisedFive years after his death, Pakistani Christians and the Church of Pakistan are clamoring for Shahbaz Bhatti to be canonised.A request unanimously signed by the Pakistani Bishops' Conference arrived in Rome just after his murder. The Holy See has approved the opening [...]
How your donations are helping the remaining Christians in Aleppo The next two weeks are crucial for Aleppo; the fight for the city is cruel. Even if the media are writing that it is a disaster because Russia and Assad are bombing the rebels’ position, Christian project partners consider this to [...]
Highlights of the Pope's visitPope Francis' visit to Mexico is his first as pontiff. He is the third Pope to visit the country: St. John Paul II visited Mexico five times over the course of his 27 year pontificate and Benedict XVI went there in 2012. During his visit, the Pope [...]
Christians worldwide mark anniversary of 21 Christians beheaded by ISIS This week Christians around the world are remembering the 20 Egyptian Coptic Christians and one West African man who were beheaded by Islamic State militants a year ago. The Copts were kidnapped in separate incidents in Libya throughout December 2014 [...]
CHINALeading Christians who opposed removal of crosses from churches arrested Zhejiang, on China's eastern coast, is known for its large Christian population. The two most prominent Christian leaders who spoke out against and tried to prevent removal of church crosses have both been arrested and are currently thought to be held [...]
Melkite Greek-Catholic Church Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem Dear sisters and brothers,I address this message to all of you who are helping us through ACN. I send you my greetings and my blessing from Syria, the cradle of Christianity.For five years now we [...]
