Pope to visit Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan this year Following in the footsteps of St. John Paul II, who previously visited Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1999, 2001 and 2002 respectively, Pope Francis will visit Armenia on June 24-26, and travel to Georgia and Azerbaijan later in the year. The visit to Armenia this...
PAKISTAN – Newly ordained priests bring hope after Easter Sunday terror attack Just weeks after the deadly Easter Sunday attacks on Christians, Catholics in Pakistan have a reason to rejoice. More than 800 people packed Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore where Archbishop Sebastian Shaw ordained five Capuchin friars to the priesthood. The same day, Bishop...
New Secretary General for the Papal Foundation ACN The Papal Foundation ACN headquartered in Koenigstein im Taunus has a new Secretary General. On 13 April last. Philipp Ozores, which had been finance director since 2013 of the foundation, known as Secretary-General. He was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1979. Spanish-German parents and was...
Homily by Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna on the feast of St George, Martyr Knisja Parrokkjali ta’ San Ġorġ, Ħal Qormi 23 ta’ April 2016 Għażiż poplu ta’ Alla, għeżież membri ta’ din il-Parroċċa Arċipretali ta’ San Ġorġ Martri, L-Eċċellenza għażiża President tar-Repubblika, Sur Preca, rispettabli Sindku, membri distinti speċjalment il-Membri Parlamentari, tant rappreżentanti, u qed nieħu...
British MPs overwhelmingly vote to recognise IS actions as genocide British MPs have voted overwhelmingly (278 in favour with 0 against) in favour of recognising the treatment of Christians and other minorities at the hands of Islamic State as genocide. Christian MP Fiona Bruce tabled the motion in the House of Commons, which also calls...
EQUADOR – convent destroyed and six nuns killed in earthquake A nun and five novices of the Servants of the Home of the Mother were among the 413 people killed by the recent earthquake in Ecuador. The congregation has three houses in Ecuador, one in Guayaquil, one in Chone and third in Playa Prieta,...
Pope in Lesbos – “We urge the international community to make the protection of human lives a priority” Pope Francis’ visit with refugees and migrants in Lesbos last week was meant to show solidarity with the tens of thousands who are suffering, draw attention to their need and demonstrate a shared Christian commitment to...
MIDDLE EAST “Christians united in the face of suffering” – ACN forms part of Catholic and Orthodox delegation Last week, Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Russian Federation, Archpriest Stefan (Igumnov), secretary for inter-Christian dialogue of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Father Dr....
IRAN – Iranian House Church movement flourishes as over 450,000 Muslims turn to Christ Although Christianity is highly oppressed in Iran, hundreds of thousands of Christian converts are worshiping secretly in a booming house church movement. The religious police are quick to crack down on house churches and have arrested hundreds of house church participants...
Krudili jew sofistikati, il-persekuzzjonijiet huma l-ħobż ta’ kuljum tal-Knisja IL-Papa Franġisku fl-omelija tat-Tlieta, 12 ta’ April 2016 fid-Dar Santa Marta Il-persekuzzjoni hi l-ħobż ta’ kuljum tal-Knisja Il-persekuzzjoni hi l-ħobż ta’ kuljum tal-Knisja. Il-Papa Franġisku waqt l-omelija li għamel fil-Kappella tad-Dar Santa Marta sostna li bħalma ġralu San Stiefnu u l-martri ż-żgħar li qatel Erodi,...
