IRAQ – Returning Christians erect crosses in areas liberated from IS In every village liberated from IS on the Nineveh plain, Christians are erecting wooden crosses and placing them on the roofs of churches and houses as a sign of victory over the darkness of Islamic State. The placement of crosses has become a...
INDIA -Bishops denounce latest incident against Christians India’s Catholic bishops have issued a press release strongly condemning the violent police disruption of a Good Friday service at a small parish in the south of the country. The press release stated: “The Catholic Church in India is very distressed and saddened by the happenings in...
EGYPT – “We need better protection” Coptic Catholic Bishop Kyrillos William of Assiut, Upper Egypt, said he had met state security staff following the Palm Sunday attacks which left 44 dead and more than 120 injured in blasts at St George’s, Tanta and St Mark’s, Alexandria – both Coptic Orthodox churches. Speaking in an...
Aid to the Church in Need helps 3000 young Egyptians to meet Pope Francis in Cairo 3000 young people from all over the country are going on a pilgrimage to Cairo supported by Aid to the Church in Need (CAN) to participate in Pope Francis´ visit to Egypt. Their journey will start on 25th...
“Re-establishing ties with Islam” – interview with Father Samir Father Samir Khalil Samir, a Jesuit priest and specialist in Islam, and a professor at the Institute of Oriental Studies in Rome, visited the Canadian national office of ACN last Thursday (20 April 2017). An Egyptian himself, born in Cairo, he gave us this interview...
NIGERIA – Bishop speaks at funeral of victims of Easter massacre by Fulani News has just emerged of yet another massacre in Southern Kaduna, where 12 Christians were killed outside a church on Saturday 15th April. No international media reported this massacre which was only mentioned in Nigerian newspapers. Just when they were preparing themselves to...
“A Drop of Milk” Urgent request to help the children of Aleppo Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) has just launched a national “Drop of Milk” appeal for the people of Malta to help children in Aleppo. This is part of a major initiative sponsored by international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in...
Pope announces canonisation of Fatima children on 13 May On the 20th of April 2017, Pope Francis, meeting with the cardinals in a consistory, announced that the canonization of Francisco and Jacinta Marto will take place on the 13th of May 2017, in Fatima, on the celebration of the centennial of the apparitions and...
MALAYSIA – Abducted pastor raises fear of Muslim religious vigilantism Several Malaysian pastors and activists have gone missing in Malaysia, raising worries especially among Christians of religious vigilantism. Pastor Raymond Koh went missing on 13 February when he was exiting a highway in the leafy suburb of Kelana Jaya just outside of capital Kuala Lumpur....
