Father Johannes Kahn SJ has spent the past decades undertaking pastoral work in various countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia as well as Russia.

The Director of Projects sees encouraging signs following her trip to Iraq with the Pope.

The Holy Father will pay a visit to the Al-Tahera Church on Sunday 7 March in Qaraqosh, the town in northern Iraq also known as Baghdeda or Bakhdida.

Regina Lynch, the director of the Projects Department of ACN International, will be the official delegate of the organisation ROACO (a papal organisation for the support of the Eastern Catholic Churches) during the papal visit to Iraq from 5 - 8 March.

Expert talks about the motives behind the military coup.

Brother of Shahbaz Bhatti speaks out on the 10th anniversary of his death and Peter Bhatti calls for Maira Shahbaz to be granted asylum

"Now is the time to invest in young people."

Thanks to a donation from Pope Francis, ACN has been able to help persecuted Christians in Iraq in the Niniveh Plains.

Archbishop Bashar Warda, who will be hosting Pope Francis on his visit to Iraq, hopes for more awareness on the part of the Muslim majority for the country’s Christians.

Bishop Luiz Lisboa looks back on his time in the diocese of Pemba.

The situation in the Sahel region is worrying. In the interview below Maria Lozano of the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation ACN, speaks with Bishop Laurent B. DABIRE, of the diocese of Dori, in northern Burkina Faso.

Pastor Gideon Para-Mallam speaks to ACN on the third anniversary of Leah Sharibu's captivity: "Break the wall of silence and cry out for Leah Sharibu's release!"

Church representatives criticise ongoing embargo politics of the West.

Al-Tahira Church in Iraq to be visited by Pope Francis on 7 March.

The pastoral charity helps institutions dedicated to St. Joseph all over the world.

Religious minorities in Pakistan, such as Christians and Hindus, face painful discrimination and persecution from the majority Muslim population. A new initiative by the government is meant to put a hold to this. ACN asked Shahid Mobeen, Pakistani Profess...

The Bishop’s Conference of the Caribbean island deplores the explosive security and political situation.

The Catholic Church in Mali (Africa) continues to pray and work for the release of the Colombian sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez Argoty, who was kidnapped four years ago on 7 February by jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda.