Remembering our departed loved ones in November “From the earliest times, the Church has honoured the memory of the dead and offered suffrage for them, particularly the Eucharistic sacrifice so that purified from their sins, they will attain the beatific vision of God. The Church also recommends charity, indulgences and penance as suffrage for...
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IRAQ – US adviser warns it could be the end for Christians – ACN Malta
IRAQ US adviser warns Iraqi-Kurdish war could be the end for Christians Two weeks ago, Stephen Rasche, a Catholic lawyer from Boston who acts as the adviser to the Chaldean Catholic Church, warned that two millennia of Christianity in Iraq could be wiped out completely if war breaks out between Iraqi forces and Kurdish...
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IRAQ- Urgent message from Patriarch Sako to country’s leaders
IRAQ Urgent message from Patriarch Sako to country’s leaders These days, our country is going through unprecedented circumstances that are the result of all that happened in Iraq from the north to the south for years and until now. Therefore, this critical phase requires a comprehensive and national collaboration to go beyond this crisis...
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – “We are trying to disarm both hearts and minds” Benedikt Winkler – ACN International
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC “We are trying to disarm both hearts and minds” Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalaingaof Bangui speaks to ACN about the power of religions to unite people in the fight against civil war in the Central African Republic. For years, rebel groups in the Central African Republic have been fighting for power and raw...
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EGYPT – Coptic priest killed by Islamic State – ACN Malta
EGYPT Coptic priest killed by Islamic State Egypt’s military has been attempting to fight off IS attacks on its territory for years, with the jihadists often targeting churches and believers. IS radicals have warned that they will continue killing Coptic Christians, who are a minority in the country. The Coptic community suffered another tragedy...
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IRAQ – 300 Christian women visit historic monastery recaptured from Islamic State – ACN Malta
IRAQ 300 Christian women visit historic monastery recaptured from Islamic State 300 women visited a historic monastery near Mosul after its liberation from the Islamic State. They went there with their parish priest to show that they were not afraid and that Christians in Iraq are here to stay. “We decided to go to...
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NIGERIA – Four British missionaries kidnapped – ACN Malta
NIGERIA Four British missionaries kidnapped in Delta state Following the recent abduction of an Italian priest, who was released unharmed after spending three days captive in a forest, Nigerian police released a statement saying that four British missionaries were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the country’s southern Delta state on 13 October. The identity...
