The Brothers of Saint Albert in East Ukraine are on the frontline in a twofold sense: the frontline in the war and the frontline in their work of mercy, caring for the homeless, the handicapped and alcoholics. Yurij is 69. His story is a story of mercy received. He suffered divorce, breakdown and alcoholism –...
A 14-year-old Christian girl has escaped from the man a High Court in Pakistan ruled to be her husband and has gone to the police to say that she was filmed while being raped by him. Maira Shahbaz, her mother, Nighat, and three siblings are on the run from Mohamad Nakash after the Catholic girl...
Four days after calling the Bishop of Pemba, D. Luiz Lisboa, expressing his closeness to the prelate and the population of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique Pope Francis refers again to this region of Mozambique, the scene of violent terrorist attacks since October 2017, which have intensified this year, causing a significant number of deaths and thousands...
The trauma of the recent explosion in Beirut has left many of the city’s children in need of psychological support, according to a delegation from the heart of the recovery effort. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in a live link to Beirut watched by hundreds on Wednesday (19th August), Youmna Yammine, a...
Immediately after the terrible explosion of August 4 in Beirut, the ACN decided to mobilize emergency aid of € 250,000 for families brutally deprived of their homes and any means of subsistence. Our project partners highlight the extensive damage the explosion caused. Lebanon, which had long since plunged into a serious economic and political crisis,...
Before the civil war, Syria had a strong educational system with almost 100% enrollment in primary school and 70% of children also attended secondary school. In 2002, education became compulsory and free from first grade to the end of high school. According to the 2004 census, the literacy rate in Syria was 79.6% : 86% of men...
On Sunday the Orthodox-majority nation of Romania marked its first ever National Day of Awareness of Violence against Christians, a move intended to honor Romanian martyrs and raise awareness about global anti-Christian persecution. In June, the Romanian government approved a law put forward by Daniel Gheorghe, a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, instituting...
Pope Francis prayed on the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, “Mother of Hope,” for Nigeria’s persecuted Christians and for peace in conflicts in Africa. “Today I would like to pray in particular for the population of the northern region of Nigeria, victims of violence and...
With the defeat of ISIS in Iraq, the Iraqi prime minister has called on Christians to return home to Iraq. Mustafa Al-Kazemi said, in a statement issued by the government, that Iraq was “serious about providing assistance to our Christian families and solving their problems.” “We are glad that Christians will return to Iraq and contribute to...
Christians in Beirut are fighting back after landgrabbers are seeking opportunities to profit on the capital’s explosion last week. Many victims are being persuaded to sell up their property and leave the area. 300,000 families were displaced by the blast on 4th August where 200 people died and over 6000 were injured. It’s thought 3000 tonnes...
