Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu, the president elected of Nigeria who will be asserted in May, comes from a region famous for interreligious harmony and is married to a practicing Christian. Christians hope he will be an improvement on President Buhari, who has been accused of being soft on radical Islam and Fulani violence. Nigerian Catholics …
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Iraq -Bishop Nathanael Nizar at ACN
“We want to be treated with dignity as Iraqi citizens, because we are people of this country.” Twenty years after the fall of the regime led by Saddam Hussein, Christians in Iraq continue to fight for their right to be treated as equal citizens and to live their faith free from persecution. Pope Francis’ visit …
Nigeria-Two Nigerian seminarians recall their time in captivity
They also tell us how one of their brothers paid the price for their freedom. Pius Tabat and Stephen Amos were kidnapped, along with two other seminarians, on January 8, 2020. For several days, they were held in captivity and tortured while their captors tried to extract ransoms from their families. One of the members …
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ACN Succes Story – Ukraine
Bible verses to give strength to victims of war The Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle is especially involved in proclaiming the Good News via the media. Its male and female members publish books and journals, are involved in the radio, TV, and Internet apostolate, and produce audiovisual media. They are well known in …
Syria – “You journeyed with our suffering people until death”
A moving tribute to Father Imad Daher, who died in the 6 February earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, written by a childhood friend. Sister Jacky Abinassif is from Majd el Meouch, in Lebanon, and knew Father Imad Daher well. “He was a friend of my family – he was our neighbour – and a close friend …
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Syria – Green light to rebuild homes damaged by the earthquake
Churches in Syria are pressing ahead with projects to repair homes hit by last month’s devastating earthquakes that affected Southern Turkey and Northern Syria, claiming the lives of more than 50,000 people. And Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has committed to providing more than 718 980 CAD in aid to help Christians …
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Project of the Week-Bolivia
Supporting pastoral programs for youth and vocations in the Andes The Territorial Prelature of Corocoro is situated high up in the Andes. Life is hard here, and the people live widely scattered, often in small settlements. Only a handful of the villages have a population of over 10,000. Around 80% of the 290,000 people in …
Nigeria-If not for the faith, many victims would have taken up arms, says priest.
Father Remigius Ihyula, a project partner of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), heads the Foundation for Justice, Development and Peace, an arm of the Diocese of Makurdi in Benue State, Nigeria. The state is among the hardest hit by attacks from Fulani herdsmen, and the Foundation distributes the Church’s aid for Internally Displaced …
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Pope Francis, 10 years in solidarity with persecuted Christians
This past Wednesday, March 8, the Holy Father met with two young Nigerian Christians who were victims of jihadist persecution. (Cover photo: Pope Francis in Iraq, March 2021). On the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ pontificate, Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) highlights the Holy Father’s closeness to Christians who suffer persecution …
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Nicaragua-Lent: Government forbids the Stations of the Cross and processions during Holy Week
Church in Nicaragua: “As long as we can get on our knees and raise our hands in prayer to God, we shall not be paralyzed by fear.” The government has forbidden the Stations of the Cross and Holy Week processions, but the faithful remain united around the Eucharist during this Lenten season. “This period of …