IRAQ- Urgent message from Patriarch Sako to country’s leaders
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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...

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – “We are trying to disarm both hearts and minds” Benedikt Winkler – ACN International
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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...

EGYPT – Coptic priest killed by Islamic State – ACN Malta
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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...

NIGERIA – Four British missionaries kidnapped – ACN Malta
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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...

SOUTH SUDAN  – Christian refugee children must recite Islamic prayers before receiving food -ACN Malta
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SOUTH SUDAN  – Christian refugee children must recite Islamic prayers before receiving food -ACN Malta

SOUTH SUDAN Christian refugee children must recite Islamic prayers before receiving food   Christian children in Sudan’s refugee camps are not receiving food unless they say Islamic prayers, according to reports received by sources close to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need. A contact, who asked to remain anonymous for security reasons, described...

MYANMAR – Thousands of Christians flee the country to escape persecution – ACN Malta
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MYANMAR – Thousands of Christians flee the country to escape persecution – ACN Malta

MYANMAR Thousands of Christians flee to escape persecution   Tens of thousands of Christians have been forced to abandon their homes in Myanmar and take refuge in other countries to escape the long-running campaign of persecution. More than 100,000 Myanmar Christians are now refugees in Malaysia. “Myanmar isn’t safe for us. They killed people, sent...

Pope Francis says all Iraqis must work for unity  –  ACN Malta
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Pope Francis says all Iraqis must work for unity  –  ACN Malta

Pope Francis says all Iraqis must work for unity     Pope Francis told Chaldean Catholic Church leaders at their annual synod that in view of the new apprehensions arising from increasing political instability, they must work urgently to promote unity at all levels of society. He stressed that unity “is necessary now more than...