SYRIA ‘Jesus is my Rock’ Foundation stones for 97 rebuilt homes in Homs distributed The Syrian Orthodox Cathedral Um al Zehner in Homs recently held a special ceremony. The owners of the 97 war-damaged Christian homes in Homs that Aid to the Church in Need is helping to rebuild were given a foundation stone...
VENEZUELA A picture of helplessness on the frontier with Colombia Since the recent controversial presidential elections in Venezuela (in which President Maduro was re-elected in a manner deemed fraudulent by his opponents), the flood of migrants seeking better prospects in other nations has continued to grow, creating an emergency in which thousands of Venezuelans...
PHILIPPINES Third priest killed and another shot in six months On Sunday 10 June, Fr Richmond Nilo was shot while he was about to celebrate Mass in the chapel of Brgy. Mayamot in Zaragoza – the third priest to be murdered in recent months. Fr Nilo was the parish priest of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in...
WORLD CUP 2018 – ACN’s winning team The World Cup is beginning! And all eyes are on Russia. The next few weeks will be of intense interest for players and football fans alike. And so we, in the Pontifical Foundation ACN, have decided to create our own team. They are men and women who...
MYANMAR (BURMA) Multi-faith delegation urges investigation into crimes against ethnic groups A delegation from the multi-faith group Religions for Peace visited Sittwe and Maungdaw in the north of Rakhine State. This troubled region has seen terrorist attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) which is accused of massacring 100 Hindus and massive operations...
INDIA Modi wants a Hindu state Christians in India suffer from discrimination by fundamentalist Hindus During his visit to the international headquarters of Catholic pastoral charity “Aid to the Church in Need“, Bishop Thomas Paulsamy of the Indian diocese of Dindigul reveals his extreme disappointment following an increase in violent attacks back home....
NICARAGUA Pope calls for an end to violence as death toll reaches 110 After praying the noonday Angelus in St. Peter’s square before an audience of thousands on 3 June, Pope Francis called for an end to violence in Nicaragua: “I join my Brother Bishops of Nicaragua in expressing grief for the grave violence,...
NIGERIA Priests injured in attack on a seminary by Fulani herdsmen Reports in the Nigerian media said a Catholic minor seminary was attacked by largely Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Jalingo, part of Nigeria’s north-central “Middle Belt” region. The attack occurred in the early morning hours around 12:30 a.m. local time. A Nigerian priest confirmed...
NIGERIA “Islamic militants have a Masterplan to Islamise the region and wipe out Christianity” Islamist nomadic herdsmen are waging a violent campaign to eradicate Christianity from Nigeria’s Middle Belt region – and the Government is doing very little to stop them “There is a clear agenda: a plan to Islamize all the areas that...
VENEZUELA Church building seized by a local government group On Monday 28 May, a group of people forced their way into the premises of Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Ejido in Mérida state. Fr. José Juan Flores, the parish priest, prevented them from entering the church but they tore off the padlocks...
