SYRIA 16th October 2015 You helped set me free Fr Mourad tells how his humanitarian aid – sponsored by charities – inspired a friend to plot his escape Father Jacques Mourad has told how he escaped Daesh (ISIS) in Syria with the help of a friend whose family had been helped by...
ACN grants 112,000 euros in emergency aid as 40,000 people flee latest wave of violence A renewed outbreak of violence in the capital of the Central African Republic Bangui on 26 September has led more than 40,000 people to flee their homes. This was reported to the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the...
Interview – Cuba 06.10.2015 INTERVIEW – Long term impact of the Pope’s visit Joop Koopman – ACN International Ulrich Kny is responsible for Cuba in the Project Department of the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). He travelled to the island nation last month for the papal visit....
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for calm after recent violence The violence of recent days has raised fears of a general conflagration in the region. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has appealed for calm and asked the Israeli and Palestinian authorities to resume negotiations.. Statement – Once again, embers of despair, stirred by hatred, leave...
Pope Francis at UN General Assembly – emphasis on reclaiming the environment and respect for life Pope Francis praisedthe United Nations’ achievements in the past 70 yearswhilst deliveringthe fifth papal address to UN – the first to open its General Assembly session – stating that “All these achievements are lights which help to dispel the...
Help for the religious formation of the Apostles of the Good Shepherd and of the Queen of the Cenacle The Congregation of the Apostles of the Good Shepherd and of the Queen of the Cenacle was established in 1989 in the archdiocese of Gitega, in Burundi, by Archbishop Joachim Ruhuna. He wanted to have priests...
Why African bishops say no to ideological colonization which is out to destroy the family Last June African bishops met in Ghana to prepare the Synod for the Family; this very important meeting was supported by ACN. The final document – the voice of the African Bishops in the Family Synod – is now available. This fundamental document...
Signs of hope despite concern over the forthcoming elections in the Central African Republic In this interview with Amélie de La Hougue (ACN France), Coadjutor Bishop Cyr-NestorYapaupa of the diocese of Alindao expresses his fears in relation to the forthcoming elections, which are due to take place on 18 October. At the same time, however,...
NIGERIA 22.09.2015 Cardinal says offering asylum to soldiers could result in many renouncing violence Offering amnesty to Boko Haram fighters could result in most of the terror group’s forces laying down their weapons, according to one of Nigeria’s most senior Church figures, who has renewed calls for a peaceful resolution to the...
Nepal 25.09.2015 Local Catholic sources informed the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need about a growing fear within the small Christian community in Nepal about their future security. On the night of September 14, 2015, three Protestant Churches were bombed in Eastern Nepal where the Christian population is more prevalent....
