Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s foreign minister has told an online forum in mid-July that efforts to counter persecution were now required because the entire fabric of human rights was at stake — even in the West — if religious freedom continued to be attacked. He made his remarks on the first anniversary of the...
Pope Francis has sent a message of encouragement to hundreds of Scottish school pupils who gathered in Motherwell, Scotland on Monday to highlight Christian persecution around the world. 500 young people from Scotland’s Catholic schools joined the ‘stand up for faith and freedom’ annual youth rally organised by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)....
From 1989 through till 2003 Liberia went through one of the bloodiest civil wars on the African continent. To this day this West African nation has still not fully recovered from it. More than two thirds of the country‘s almost 5 million population still have little faith in a lasting peace. One reason for this,...
Mixed reaction to Pope Francis’ recognition of their martyrdom The Holy See announced on Saturday 27 Jan that Pope Francis has approved the recognition of martyrdom of Bishop Pierre Claverie and 18 other religions, including the monks of Tibirhine. These martyrs died in Algeria between 1994 and 1996, during the Civil War. This recognition...
“Life is very hard. We cannot go on like this” – Interview with Fr Hilal from Aleppo Fr Ziad Hilal first visited Malta last autumn when the fighting in Aleppo was at its peak. On his latest visit he spoke to Geraldine Griffiths from Aid to the Church in Need, Malta about the current situation...
Catholic charity helping to rebuild Christian villages in Nineveh region On Monday 8 May on three separate sites in the villages of Bartella, Karamless and Qaraqosh of the Nineveh Plains, international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is holding an “Olive Tree Ceremony.” Planting olive trees will mark the beginning of rebuilding...
UK Head of charity announces emergency aid package for Syria during visit to Malta People under constant threat of bombardment in the Syrian city of Aleppo will receive a new emergency relief package in the latest round of aid payments announced by the UK Head of international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need...
