ACN Feature Story—Algeria In the footsteps of Charles de Foucauld The difficult challenge of maintaining a female Christian presence in Tamanrasset By Christophe Fontaine, ACN International Adapted by: Amanda Bridget Griffin, ACN Canada On May 27 of this year, Pope Francis recognized the attribution of a second miracle to Blessed Charles de Foucauld […]
Algeria “They died at their post” Between 1994 and 1996, Bishop Pierre Claverie and 18 others were killed during the Algerian civil war. The cause for their beatification opened in 2007 and at the beginning of this year, Pope Francis signed the decree confirming that they died in “odium fidei” (hatred of the faith) thus […]
Algeria A vehicle for pastoral work in the birthplace of Saint Augustine In the birthplace of Saint Augustine, there are only around 5,000 Catholics living today. Algeria, located in the northwest Africa, is the largest country in Africa, with an area of almost 930,000 square miles (2.38 million km²) – approximately one quarter the […]
