Aleppo: Our Easter feast has turned to grief – All kinds of shells as an Easter gift for a peaceful people who do not want anything except to live in peace
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Aleppo: Our Easter feast has turned to grief – All kinds of shells as an Easter gift for a peaceful people who do not want anything except to live in peace

Dear ACN Friends: I am writing to you, to share with you our great sadness about what is happening in Aleppo. It seems to me Aleppo is a forgotten city, people and the whole world keep silent. Massacres against humanity are being carried out and no one speaks about them. For how long will the...

In Ukraine, Churches confront fearsome suffering
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In Ukraine, Churches confront fearsome suffering

Thursday, 2 April 2015 (6 days ago) Kyiv, Ukraine, Apr 2, 2015 / 04:10 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- Bishop Bronislaw Bernacki of Odessa-Simferopol was stunned by the Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent war in eastern Ukraine. “No one expected that another war would be carried out on European soil in this day...

“IRAQ: We priests and nuns are the last to leave.”
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“IRAQ: We priests and nuns are the last to leave.”

Erbil, Iraq                                                                                                                  14 Apr. 2015   The heroes of faith in Iraq: Priests, seminarians and religious hold out while their flock is besieged by ISIS By Oliver Maksan “At night we often hear gunfire. But luckily we are quite a bit away from the fighting,” Father Steven says. That is a matter of opinion. In...

Unheralded defender of the (Eastern) faith
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Unheralded defender of the (Eastern) faith

Published: 02 April 2015   Surprising champion Who is the most formidable defender of persecuted Christians? Many would nominate Pope Francis, who has offered thunderous denunciations of attacks on the faithful. But another candidate is emerging: The future king of England, writes Ed West.   – The Catholic Herald The media has barely noticed that...

Central African Republic: A Miracle of Forgiveness
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Central African Republic: A Miracle of Forgiveness

Central African Republic                                                                                           08 Apr.2015   Easter is the feast of love, which conquers hate and death. And yet: it is difficult to love your enemy. It is commonly believed that offering love to the same person who is responsible for loved ones being wiped out or the loss of the roof over your head...