Defending and promoting religious freedom is one of the most pressing issues for the international community, according to experts at a Holy See event on March  1 in the Economic and Social Council Chamber at United Nations Headquarters. The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN hosted a conference entitled “International Religious...

In Togo ACN is supporting families grow in mutual love and respect crisis situations, to counter the evils of abortion, the spread of AIDS and build a “culture of life”.   The “Fédération Africained’ActionFamiliale” (FAAF, or African Family Life Federation) is an initiative for the support of healthy families and the protection of life and...

This month the Holy Father has asked all to “Pray that Christian communities, especially those who are persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have their rights respected.”   Making the sign of the cross, reading the Bible, going to Mass on Sunday, talking about Jesus, praying the rosary… These seem like totally...

Being a Christian today in India means being harassed every day: if you pray in the family you are beaten, if you pray in a domestic church you are beaten, in the streets you are beaten.” –  Shibu Thomas, Founder of Persecution Relief Network The situation of Religious Freedom in India has worsened within the past...

ACN to “convert” the Lamborghini donated by the Pope into a nursery school and a Centre for Christians in the Nineveh region Thanks to a donation of 200,000 Euros from the Holy Father, following the auctioning of the Lamborghini that was given to him last year, ACN will be able to fund two new projects...

The murder of a missionary in Burkina Faso reflects the alarming situation into which the country is sliding  “Their vehicle was returning from a meeting in Togo when, just a few kilometres after the frontier, they were ambushed by terrorists who had just murdered four policemen and burned down a customs post. The armed men...