SYRIA – A Cry for Help for the Christians of Aleppo Dear friends, Last week I returned from my trip to North America. Our friends there, and especially Christians, who heard my call for peace and the protection of our poor suffering faithful, seem to have well understood my message, paying more and more...
Alla jsir kollox f’kulħadd Professur Dun Salv Chircop Il-Knisja titlob sentire cum ecclesia! Imma sentire cum fideles teżisti bl-istess mod u saħħa? Forsi dan hu l-fenomenu Franġisku (b’kuntrast mal-istituzzjoni li hu jmexxi)! Fis-sitwazzjoni tal-Knisja (fejn m’hemmx struttura ta’ marketing) il-ħidma tal-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni trid mhux biss tkun li jxandar dak li l-Knisja trid twassal lin-nies,...
Konverżjoni Pastorali Sfida għall-Knisja f’Malta Fr Joe Galea Curmi, il-Vigarju Ġenerali Il-ħsieb tiegħi hu li nitkellem fuq prijorità, il-konverżjoni pastorali, bħala sfida għall-Knisja f’Malta. Dan se nagħmlu fid-dawl tal-indikazzjonijiet tal-Papa Franġisku fl-Eżortazzjoni Appostolika Evangelii Gaudium (EG) li hi bażika għall-ħidma tal-operaturi pastorali. “Nittama li l-komunitajiet kollha jħabirku biex iħaddmu l-mezzi neċessarji ħalli jimxu ’l...
European Parliament debates Nigeria and Boko Haram threat The European People’s Party Working Group on Inter-religious Dialogue, the largest group in the European Parliament, held a conference on the Boko Haram and Fulani herders threats afflicting Nigeria. The conference aimed to achieve a better understanding of what is happening in Nigeria, a country that...
Diocese rallies in support of wounded and the grieving A Bishop in Syria has described desperate efforts to tend to the injured and the dying following multiple Daesh (IS) attacks in Tartous and Jableh, which left more than 200 dead and nearly 650 injured. Bishop Antioine Chbeir stressed that the attacks on Monday 23...
Bishops stress need for peace and religious freedom in meeting with President – ACN United States Earlier this month, the bishops of Nigeria met with Nigerian President , Muhammadu Buhari. “President, we are with you in the fight against corruption and violence. We commend your efforts in the fight against Boko Haram and against...
Iraqi Christians go on pilgrimage to Ur – the birthplace of Abraham Despite the very difficult situation of Iraqi Christians, many of them from the country’s capital travelled nearly 400 km on a pilgrimage to the Chaldean district of Ur, the birthplace of the biblical patriarch Abraham. About two hundred faithful from different parishes...
SYRIA – “The people are afraid that IS will return” Although “Islamic State” (IS) has now been driven out from the Syrian city of Al Qaryatayn, it is unlikely Christians will return quickly. Fr. Jihad Youssed from the Community of al-Khalil, a local Catholic religious order said in an interview Aid to the Church...
New wave of oppression According to Bob Fu, president of the NGO China Aid, the situation for Christians in China has changed under President Xi Jinping, who took office in 2013. “Officially Christianity was not overtly regarded as a national security threat” under the previous administrations of presidents Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao. Although...
After the Earthquake: ACN to offer emergency aid and help rebuild It is 11 am in San Gregorio de Portoviejo and 33 degrees. In the streets of the Ecuadorian city there is an odour of decomposition and burning. A few days before the earthquake, it had rained non-stop for 12 hours causing flooding and...
