Carrying on the work of Faith New senior appointment at Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) The new Executive President of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Thomas Heine-Geldern, said he intends to continue his predecessor’s approach –including trusting in God for the success of the charity’s work. The...
SYRIA Head of ACN’s Middle East projects talks about the suffering of Christians in East Ghouta and Damascus A Catholic priest spoke about the suffering of civilians in Syria, especially Christians, in the eastern part of Ghouta and in the city of Damascus because of the continuous bombings perpetrated by Muslim terrorists. Father Andrzej Halemba...
NIGERIA ‘Jihadist Crusade’ feared after 8 Christians were killed in latest attacks Local church leaders are worried that Islamist nomadic herdsmen may be about to launch another “jihadist crusade” involving “mass murder” of Christians after a recent spate of killings in unprovoked attacks on Christian communities in northern Nigeria. Two young Catholic fathers, both...
COLOMBIA New church in Medellin del Ariari commemorates victims of violence The Catholic faithful of Medellin del Ariari is eagerly looking forward to their new church. Thanks to the generosity of our benefactors, ACN was able to contribute 30,000 Euros towards this project, and now the new church is nearly finished. This parish in...
EGYPT “Help our faithful to stay” – Coptic Pope Tawadros II The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church has called on a Catholic charity to redouble its efforts to help Christians stay in the Middle East. Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II made the plea at a meeting with Neville Kyrke-Smith, national director of Aid...
JAPAN Museum on persecuted Christians opens in Japan’s oldest church A museum about persecuted Christians in Japan was opened on 1 April 2018 in a large Catholic church in Nagasaki, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is Japan’s oldest church. On an opening day, some tourists visiting the museum were surprised to...
