The targeting of young people, indiscriminate killings and widespread sexual violence – including the rape of nuns – is part of a genocide against the Tigrayan ethnic group of northern Ethiopia, according to a source close to the Church.
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Catholic nun expresses concern for the situation of the people following a mass exodus from Goma, a city of 2 million people.
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Prayers for the people of Goma
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Four people killed – Cardinal Bo speaks of a “humanitarian tragedy”
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A Bishop has taken personal charge of negotiations to secure the release of a retired parish priest kidnapped in northern Nigeria five days ago.
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Unadulterated horror and new life often go hand in hand in Nigeria. The deeply moving story of one of the victims of Boko Haram is one such example.
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By Maria Lozano
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Prayer for the Holy Land
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Aid to the Church in Need supports the work of lay preachers all over the world.
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Bishop from East Congo deplores terrorism and human rights violations in a talk with Aid to the Church in Need.
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Manaus in Brazil is the capital of the Amazonas state and one of the principal financial, industrial and economic centers of the northern region of Brazil.
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In response to the unprecedented attacks on Africa carried out by Islamic extremists, the pontifical foundation ACN International has approved aid amounting to more than twelve million AUD for Christians in Africa.
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The Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need expresses its satisfaction to the appointment of Christos Stylianides, a Cypriot national, as Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU.
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By Ximena Rondon & Maria Lozano.
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India is all over the news these days. The pandemic, which is a threat to people worldwide, has delivered a particularly hard blow to the country.
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An interview with Bishop Paluku Sikuli Melchisédech.
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The head of the Greek Catholic Church talked with ACN about his hopes that Pope Francis will visit the war-torn country.
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The Catholic Church in Latin America has not been spared the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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