On August 19, the 102nd anniversary of the country's independence from British rule, Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of the Taliban declared Afghanistan as the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” in its official Twitter account.
Read morePakistan: "The lives of victims accused of blasphemy are forever threatened and many have been killed."
Read more19 August marks the 30th anniversary of the coup carried out by the Soviet military and Communist elites.
Read moreMedia Release 16.08.2021
Read moreACN Ireland is launching an initiative stressing the importance of the Eucharist and uniting all 26 dioceses in the country.
Read moreThe international community is shocked at the situation in Belarus, which is marked by the brutal suppression of protests and sanctions.
Read moreSeven years after the invasion by the Islamic State (IS) group, young Iraqis are taking their chances and are moving back to their homeland.
Read moreIt was a low-key, private pilgrimage. On the first Sunday of August Father Pier Luigi Maccalli visited the shrine of Fatima in Portugal to thank Our Lady for his liberation last October, after almost 2 years of captivity at the hands of a jihadist group i...
Read moreLebanese priest pause to remember a turning point in his homeland.
Read morePeople of Myanmar: Let us raise our hands and pray
Read moreOn the first anniversary of the explosion in the port of Beirut, the city still struggles to cope with its wounds.
Read moreThe charity approves an overall aid package of over 8 million AUD to help Catholic communities in India cope with the crisis.
Read moreDamascus, Syria — Christian Hope Centre, a Syrian organization supported by the Catholic Church, has opened its first ever microprojects program centre in the Syrian capital of Damascus.
Read more“I was lost, and have been found. I was dead, and I am alive again.” These were the words of gratitude expressed by Father León Douyon, a Catholic priest from the town of Ségué in the diocese of Mopti, in Mali, after having been liberated on 13 July this...
Read moreWith profound grief and sorrow ACN has received the news about the death of Bishop John Hsane Hgyi from Pathein, in Myanmar, due to COVID-19.
Read more"Kolay gelsin,” means “may it come easily."
Read moreOne in every two Catholics in the world are from Latin America. With almost 500 million Catholics, and despite the ever-growing presence of sects, about 44% of all Catholics in the world live in Latin America.
Read moreSister Francine, kidnapped on July 8 in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Province of Congo, is free again. This was announced by her religious community, the Daughters of the Resurrection, to the worldwide pontifical charity "Aid to the Church in Need" (AC...
Read moreThe pontifical foundation ACN confirms the release of Father Leon Douyon, Catholic priest from Ségué in the Mopti region of Mali, yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 13 July.
Read more