Plan for autonomous homeland for persecuted Middle East Christians Christians driven from their ancestral homelands and persecuted by Islamist terrorists are calling for an autonomous region of their own to be established when peace is restored in the Middle East.Representatives of Iraq’s Christian, Yazidi and other religious minority communities have travelled [...]
HAITI - Pope offers prayer and support for hurricane victims Pope Francis has sent a telegram expressing his “deep sympathy in these painful circumstances” and assuring his prayer and spiritual closeness to all those affected by hurricane Matthew, particularly in Haiti.“Learning of the devastation wrought by hurricane Matthew, which has caused numerous [...]
Pope visits ACN sponsored orphanage Pope Francis visited the Sisters of Our Lady of Armenia who run an orphanage and a day centre for the elderly, which ACN has been helping since 1997. Francis rested for a few hours on the second day of his journey in the dormitory of [...]