Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says the Church waits for answers as the victims continue to carry the scars of the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people in Sri Lanka and injured more than 400 in 2019.
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Albania’s Communist regime tried to stamp out religion completely. Decades later, the country continues to suffer from the mass emigration of its younger citizens, due to a lack of opportunities.
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An interview with Fr Antonio Vatseba, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Priest and, for the past three years, Provincial of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, a congregation that has six communities of nuns and priests working in Ukraine.
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The very day the invasion of Ukraine began, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN International) announced an emergency aid package of 1.5 million AUD for Ukraine which has now increased to 1.9 million AUD.
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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.
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Papal envoy visits refugees on the premises of the seminary.
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Bishops, priests and members of religious orders in the war-torn nation of Ukraine have written to ACN to thank the organisation and its benefactors for the financial, material and spiritual support during this conflict.
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Interview with Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, about the situation in Kiev, the humanitarian crisis, solidarity among the population and the drama of war.
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Stories from Ukraine
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According to its own reports, the Russian army has on Tuesday 8 March put in place a new ceasefire in Ukraine and has opened “humanitarian corridors” for five cities.
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People are sleeping in basement shelters, to the sound of air raid sirens. This is life in Odessa, where prayer is what sustains the people.
Read moreDespite the increasing risk of remaining in the war zones in Ukraine, religious communities have stayed behind to serve the people.
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Fr Mateusz is with his community day and night offering reassurance.
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Kharkiv is one of the Ukrainian cities currently most under fire.
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Father Grzegorz Draus: “To me, the days feel like months.”
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Many orders, representing hundreds of male and female religious, have already sent messages of support to ACN, assuring it of their prayers and unity with Pope Francis’ request. The most touching words come from those who have lived through the horrors of...
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Heart-breaking news emerged from Ukraine
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One day after the beginning of the war, a mixture of uncertainty and fear reigns in Ukraine, reports Magda Kaczmarek, Project Manager for Ukraine with the Aid to the Church in Need(ACN).
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Aid to the Church in Need Australia (ACN) has launched an emergency appeal to support the Catholic Church in Ukraine.
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