“We have lost an advocate on Earth, but gained one in Heaven” The Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is deeply touched by the death of Joachim Cardinal Meisner. ACN mourns a highly valued friend. The retired Archbishop of Cologne died unexpectedly on 5 July at the age of 83 years,...
Author: ACN Malta Media (Aid to the Church in Need Malta)
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DRC – Catholic Church targeted for trying to restore peace – ACN Malta
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Catholic Church targeted for trying to restore peace Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has told the pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need that he thought the Church was being targeted “in order to sabotage her mission of peace and reconciliation.” Dozens...
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UKRAINE – Papal envoy brings message of peace – ACN Malta
UKRAINE Papal envoy brings message of peace and prosperity Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches said “I have come with a message and good wishes of peace and prosperity for this country,” when he visited Ukraine as papal envoy last week. Cardinal Sandri arrived in Kiev on July 11...
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SOUTH SUDAN – “Without peace everything is difficult” says Cardinal Turkson
SOUTH SUDAN “Without peace everything is difficult” says Cardinal Turkson ‘This country has all the potential necessary,’ says Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development, but “without peace one can do nothing.” For a long time the Holy See has tried to find a way to achieve peace, explained Cardinal...
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PHILIPPINES – Bishops call for dialogue in Marawi -ACN Malta
PHILIPPINES Bishops call for end to hostilities and inter-faith dialogue in Marawi The bishops of the Philippines have issued a joint statement, calling for an end to hostilities and inter-faith dialogue in Marawi so that life there can return to normal. “Turn from Evil and Do Good, Seek Peace and Pursue It” (Ps. 34:14)...
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SOUTH SUDAN – Emergency aid for victims of war
7.3 million people are suffering from hunger, including 1 million children According to a report released by the United Nations, South Sudan is experiencing ethnic cleansing, largely being carried out by government forces. The report described the country as a nation on the brink of genocide. The situation has worsened and the country is...
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IRAQ – Islamic State used a Christian church as a prison for slaves – ACN Malta
IRAQ – Islamic State used a Christian church as a prison for slaves An Iraqi official revealed that terrorists from the Islamic State (ISIS) used a Syrian-Orthodox church in Mosul in northern Iraq, as a prison for a large number of Yazidi women who were used as sex slaves. When IS fighters captured Mosul in...