Author: ACN Malta (Aid to the Church in Need Malta)
Campaign
The Middle East
There are now less than 300,000 Christians left in Iraq – your support can keep a Christian presence in the region. Aid to the Church in Need, with your help, is committed to helping refugee families affected by the crisis in the Middle East – especially dispersed Christian communities.
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Why Christians must remain in Syria – message from Archbishop Jeanbart in Aleppo – ACN Malta
“Why Christians must remain in Syria” – message from Archbishop Jeanbart in Aleppo The reason Christians are holding out despite everything is deeply rooted in the history of our Church. Christians have been here in Syria right from the earliest days and were baptised by the apostles themselves. St Paul was baptised, confirmed,...
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43 Assyrian Christian hostages released by Islamic State – ACN Malta
43 Assyrian Christian hostages released by Islamic State 43 Assyrian Christian hostages have recently been set free by Islamic State in northeastern Syria. The released hostages, who were abducted in February 2015 from villages near Tal Tamr, are...
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Pakistani Christians call for Shahbaz Bhatti to be canonised – ACN Malta
Pakistani Christians call for Shahbaz Bhatti to be canonised Five years after his death, Pakistani Christians and the Church of Pakistan are clamoring for Shahbaz Bhatti to be canonised. A request unanimously signed by the Pakistani Bishops’ Conference arrived in Rome just after his murder. The Holy See has approved the opening of an investigation...
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How your donations are helping remaining Christians in Aleppo – ACN Malta
How your donations are helping the remaining Christians in Aleppo The next two weeks are crucial for Aleppo; the fight for the city is cruel. Even if the media are writing that it is a disaster because Russia and Assad are bombing the rebels’ position, Christian project partners consider this to be a sign of...