IRELAND World Meeting of Families 2018 inaugurated The Opening Ceremony for World Meeting of Families 2018 took place simultaneously across all 26 Dioceses of Ireland on the evening of Tuesday 21 August, with the lead ceremony taking place in Dublin. The Opening Liturgy was celebration of Evening Prayer entitled “Together with Christ.” His Eminence Cardinal...
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NICARAGUA: “The lies are almost as dangerous as the bullets” – Maria Lozano – ACN International
NICARAGUA “The lies are almost as dangerous as the bullets because they create a psychosis of war” Sources close to the Catholic Church in Nicaragua are accusing the media in the country of a lack of neutrality. News reports about the grave crisis the country has been going through in recent months should be...
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UKRAINE: Remember our ‘silent and forgotten war’ pleads Archbishop – ACN Malta
UKRAINE Remember our ‘silent and forgotten war’ pleads Archbishop Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, called on the international community and especially fellow Catholics not to forget the crisis in Ukraine. “This is a silent and forgotten war. Because it is a ‘frozen conflict,’ no one speaks loudly...
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NIGERIA: “We may be doing better. But we are still far from normality” – Maria Lozano -ACN International
NIGERIA “We may be doing better. But we are still far from normality” – Fr Bature Father Tobias Bature, a priest of the diocese of Maiduguri in the state of Borno, Nigeria recently visited the headquarters of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The foundation is helping to rebuild...
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MADAGASCAR: Islamisation is on the march – Amélie de La Hougue – ACN France
MADAGASCAR Islamisation is on the march Madagascar is currently going through a grave political crisis, a few months ahead of the presidential elections. Christians have been a majority on the island since the 19th century. Although it is difficult to find reliable statistics, the latest Report on Religious Freedom in the World calculates approximately...
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IRAQ: “A strong coalition government is needed to remove weapons from sectarian militias” -Patriarch Sako -ACN Malta
IRAQ “A strong coalition government is needed to remove weapons from sectarian militias” -Patriarch Sako Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako addressed a letter to all Iraqi politicians and the diplomatic delegations present in Iraq, highlighting their responsibility in the face of the political-institutional paralysis which Iraq is in after the 12 May elections. The...
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PAKISTAN: “A call to pray and serve my people” – Cardinal Coutts ACN Malta
PAKISTAN “A call to pray and serve my people” – Cardinal Coutts On his return to Pakistan after being created cardinal in Rome, Cardinal Joseph Coutts commented: “I am not chosen because I am the most capable. This is God’s plan for me: serving him close to the Holy Father. It is a responsibility...
