Papa Fran?isku bag?at messa?? permezz ta’ video lill-ir?iel u n-nisa kollha ta’ rieda tajba madwar id-dinja biex iwettqu opri ta’ ?niena f’kull belt, f’kull djo?esi, f’kull asso?jazzjoni. Il-Papa afda din il-?idma lill-Aid to the Church in Need li hi ta’ g?ajnuna fit-twettiq ta’ opri ta’ ?niena...
MYANMAR – Persecution has strengthened the Church Myanmar’s first cardinal, Charles Bo, thanked the Christians of the West for helping to bring democracy to his country. “Having survived more than half a century of Calvary, Burma is now entering a time of hope” he said. The Archbishop of Rangoon recalled the persecution of the Church...
MALAWI – Bishop expresses concern about growing Islamization Bishop expresses concern about the growing trend towards Islamization A bishop from Malawi has expressed concern about the growing trend towards Islamization in the Mangochi Diocese, in the south of the country. Speaking with international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Stima Monfort stressed...
RUSSIA – ACN builds strong links between Orthodox Church and Vatican for 25 years The historic meeting between Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Cuba was an occasion of great joy for ACN. For our charity has been committed for almost 25 years now to promoting dialogue between the Catholic Church and the...
Renewed hope of finding remaining Chibok girls after two are found alive Two of the 276 girls abducted on 14 April 2014 from their school in Chibok north of Nigeria by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram have been found. Amina Nkiki was discovered with her four-month-old baby by soldiers working with a vigilante...
IRAQ – ISIS attacks have helped forge bonds of unity with Catholics, says Orthodox bishop The Syriac Orthodox bishop of the Iraqi city of Mosul said that ISIS attacks have helped forge bonds of unity with Catholics. The Syriac Orthodox Church is among the Oriental Orthodox churches that ceased to be in full communion with...
EUROPE Catholics come under attack – churches burnt, priest assaulted, websites hacked Christianity is currently going through a difficult period in Europe. This was acknowledged in the latest report on Religious Freedom in the World produced by Aid to the Church in Need, which expressed concern about the status of religious freedom in Europe....
Pope Francis calls on Catholics worldwide to perform Works of Mercy with the help of ACN On Friday 17 June at 1 p.m., at a press conference in the Sala Marconi in the offices of Vatican Radio, the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will launch...
NORWAY – Christian parents finally get their seized children back following international pressure The Norwegian Child Protection services have agreed to return the remaining four Christian children to the custody of their family and they will soon be reunited with their parents. The decision to return the children to their parents is part of an agreement reached with...
INDIA – Dozens of Christians flee their homes after receiving death threats Nearly four dozen Christians belonging to six families in a tribal community in Katodi, Kanker district, were forced to flee their homes after receiving threats from Hindu radicals that they would be killed if they did not convert to Hinduism. According to local...
