ICELAND: Sister Selestina drives for hours to meet Catholics, to keep them from falling away from the Church
News 27 Apr 2023
ICELAND: Sister Selestina drives for hours to meet Catholics, to keep them from falling away from the Church

Nominally, the vast majority of Icelanders belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland.

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Syria: Successors to kidnapped bishops live in hope
News 26 Apr 2023
Syria: Successors to kidnapped bishops live in hope

Ephrem Maalouli & Archbishop Boutros Kassis, who lead the Greek Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox communities in Aleppo, insist that Christians live in hope & continue to feel the presence of their two predecessors who were abducted by Islamist militants.

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Sudan: “We can’t leave the house, and there is lack of water, electricity and food” - ACN asks for prayers
News 24 Apr 2023
Sudan: “We can’t leave the house, and there is lack of water, electricity and food” - ACN asks for prayers

On Saturday fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a legalised paramilitary group.

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Venezuela: Despite difficulties, the Church is alive, united and joyful
News 21 Apr 2023
Venezuela: Despite difficulties, the Church is alive, united and joyful

“Venezuela has become a country of contradictions. Despite the economic and social crisis, there have been recent openings of casinos and luxury car dealerships”, says Luis Vildoso, head of projects for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), in the country.

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Pakistan: Problem of abduction of Christian girls grows worse every day
News 20 Apr 2023
Pakistan: Problem of abduction of Christian girls grows worse every day

The Head of the Justice Commission sees little progress in religious freedom.

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“Ukrainians wish for peace, and the Church is praying with them for freedom”
News, Ukraine News 19 Apr 2023
“Ukrainians wish for peace, and the Church is praying with them for freedom”

Magda Kaczmarek has been with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) for 32 years and is head of projects in Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria and the Balkan countries. These are mostly countries where Catholics are a minority.

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A dark Holy Week in Nigeria, as Fulani herdsmen slaughter dozens of IDPs
News 12 Apr 2023
A dark Holy Week in Nigeria, as Fulani herdsmen slaughter dozens of IDPs

The latest case of violence carried out against mostly Christian farmers in central Nigeria left at least 35 dead in Africa's most populous country.

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Churches in the Holy Land warn of rise in anti-Christian incidents
News 12 Apr 2023
Churches in the Holy Land warn of rise in anti-Christian incidents

Attacks on churches, schools, and cemeteries are worrying the Christians of the Holy Land.

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RWANDA: Forgiveness is a power given by God
News 05 Apr 2023
RWANDA: Forgiveness is a power given by God

How the Church is helping to re-integrate those imprisoned for genocide against the Tutsis.

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Papua New Guinea: “People suffer greatly in the jungle, they have nothing”, says young priest
News 03 Apr 2023
Papua New Guinea: “People suffer greatly in the jungle, they have nothing”, says young priest

“Papua New Guinea is a distant and mostly forgotten country”, Father Martín Prado, from Argentina, told ACN during a recent visit to the foundation’s headquarters in Germany.

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“We want to be treated as Iraqi citizens, because we are people of this country”
News 30 Mar 2023
“We want to be treated as Iraqi citizens, because we are people of this country”

Twenty years after the fall of the regime led by Saddam Hussein, Christians in Iraq continue to fight for the right to be treated as equal citizens and to live their faith free from persecution. Pope Francis’ visit was a landmark of hope in this pursuit.

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Christian leader demands to be treated justly, fairly and with equity
News 29 Mar 2023
Christian leader demands to be treated justly, fairly and with equity

Bola Ahmed Tinubu comes from a region famous for interreligious harmony and is married to a practicing Christian. Christians hope he will be an improvement on President Buhari, who has been accused of being soft on radical Islam and Fulani violence.

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Haiti: Head of the Clerics of Saint Viator describes kidnapping of priest as “outrageous”
News 27 Mar 2023
Haiti: Head of the Clerics of Saint Viator describes kidnapping of priest as “outrageous”

Two priests were abducted in recent weeks in Haiti, a country in the midst of a deep crisis. While one of them managed to escape after several days in the hands of his kidnappers, the other was released on 23 March.

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“You journeyed with our suffering people until death”
News 22 Mar 2023
“You journeyed with our suffering people until death”

A moving tribute to Father Imad Daher, who died in the 6 February earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, written by a childhood friend.

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Nigeria: If it wasn’t for the faith, many victims would have turned to revenge, says priest
News 16 Mar 2023
Nigeria: If it wasn’t for the faith, many victims would have turned to revenge, says priest

“We ask our leaders: Why do you allow your citizens to be killed?”

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Pope Francis, 10 years standing by persecuted Christians
News 14 Mar 2023
Pope Francis, 10 years standing by persecuted Christians

The Holy Father met this past Wednesday with two young Nigerian Christians victims of jihadist persecution.

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Green light to rebuild quake-hit houses
News 13 Mar 2023
Green light to rebuild quake-hit houses

Churches in Syria are pressing ahead with projects to repair homes hit by last month’s devastating earthquakes that affected southern Turkey and northern Syria, claiming the lives of more than 50,000 people.

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CHILE: Another church burned to the ground to the dismay of the local community
News 13 Mar 2023
CHILE: Another church burned to the ground to the dismay of the local community

At around midnight on Saturday, 4 March, eight masked and armed men arrived at the chapel of Our Lady of Rays, in the village of California, Araucanía, central Chile, and set it alight.

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