Dear ACN Friends: I am writing to you, to share with you our great sadness about what is happening in Aleppo. It seems to me Aleppo is a forgotten city, people and the whole world keep silent. Massacres against humanity are being carried out and no one speaks about them. For how long will the...
Thursday, 2 April 2015 (6 days ago) Kyiv, Ukraine, Apr 2, 2015 / 04:10 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- Bishop Bronislaw Bernacki of Odessa-Simferopol was stunned by the Russian annexation of Crimea and the subsequent war in eastern Ukraine. “No one expected that another war would be carried out on European soil in this day...
Remains of St Marys Syrian Orthodox church in Homs Syria. Photo credit: Aid to the Church in Need CNA 2 19 15 Homs, Syria, Apr 1, 2015 Aid to the Church in Need.- In the wake of the Syrian regime’s taking full control of the ancient Christian city of Homs almost a year ago,...
Erbil, Iraq 14 Apr. 2015 The heroes of faith in Iraq: Priests, seminarians and religious hold out while their flock is besieged by ISIS By Oliver Maksan “At night we often hear gunfire. But luckily we are quite a bit away from the fighting,” Father Steven says. That is a matter of opinion. In...
Neville Kyrke-Smith (right) said Christians are being tested for their faith. By Robert Hiini 31 March, 2015 Mia wore a t-shirt with English writing on it, a prize for being the best student in English in the camp; safe for now in an impermanent home to 2000 families, somewhere in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley. Her...
Published: 02 April 2015 Surprising champion Who is the most formidable defender of persecuted Christians? Many would nominate Pope Francis, who has offered thunderous denunciations of attacks on the faithful. But another candidate is emerging: The future king of England, writes Ed West. – The Catholic Herald The media has barely noticed that...
Central African Republic 08 Apr.2015 Easter is the feast of love, which conquers hate and death. And yet: it is difficult to love your enemy. It is commonly believed that offering love to the same person who is responsible for loved ones being wiped out or the loss of the roof over your head...
