DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO “Despite the dark night we are living through, we have not lost hope” The refugee crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is even worse, numerically than those in Syria, Yemen or Iraq. “Our sufferings serve the material interests of other nations. There is a deliberate intellectual silence on...
Author: ACN Malta Media (Aid to the Church in Need Malta)
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Terror attacks before Christmas cannot stop peace work – Karla Sponar – ACN International
Terror attacks before Christmas cannot stop peace work In many places, people looked forward to Christmas with trepidation. Attacks against Christians mounted just before Christmas in three countries: in Nigeria, India and, on the 3rd Sunday in Advent, in southwest Pakistan. In Pakistan, two suicide bombers of the terrorist militia are attacked around 400...
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INDIA: Bishops condemn violence and urge authorities to restore order -ACN International
INDIA Bishops condemn violence and urge authorities to restore order The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) issued a statement at the end of December 2017 condemning violent attacks against Christians and urging political leaders to bring back the rule of law and order and to deal severely with miscreants. STATEMENT The Catholic Bishops’...
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Holy See supports Jerusalem’s historical status quo – ACN Malta
Holy See supports Jerusalem’s historical status quo The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations called for dialogue toward a peaceful resolution that respects the nature of Jerusalem in accordance with the relevant UN Resolutions. It asked that the status quo of Jerusalem, the “spiritual capital” to millions of believers...
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Pope’s Christmas message highlights plight of children in war zones – ACN Malta
Pope Francis’ 2017 Christmas message highlights plight of children in war zones In his Christmas message the Pope invites us to focus on the sign of the Child Jesus and to recognise Him in the faces of little children who are suffering in war zones. Below is the text of Pope Francis’ Christmas message Dear...
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HOLY LAND: “The peace the shepherds announced in this holy place has always been difficult” – Maria Lozano
HOLY LAND “The peace the shepherds announced in this holy place has always been difficult” The guardian of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem was speaking to the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). “We have to see the Child Jesus in each individual person whom we help. Above...
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PAKISTAN:Bishop hails rapid response of police and army – John Pontifax ACN UK
PAKISTAN Bishop hails rapid response of police and army A Pakistan bishop in Quetta has praised the country’s “truly heroic” security services saying that had they not been so quick and decisive the death toll in Sunday’s attack at a packed Methodist church could have run into hundreds. Describing how the police and army...
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PAKISTAN: Nine killed in IS suicide bomb attack on church – ACN Malta
PAKISTAN Nine killed in IS suicide bomb attack on church Militants stormed a Methodist church in Pakistan last Sunday in the city of Quetta, some 65km (40 miles) from the Afghan border. The church was packed with worshippers at the time and the suicide bomb and gun attack killed at least nine people. Dozens...
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Scientists may finally resolve controversy over the location of Santa Claus’ remains – ACN Malta
Scientists may finally resolve controversy over the location of Santa Claus’ remains Churches in various countries believe that they hold the true remains of St Nicholas – the saint who inspired Santa Claus. For centuries, the remains of St. Nicholas were thought to have been stolen from Turkey and smuggled to the Italian city...