The persecution of Christians by Muslim extremists in West Africa was discussed at a two-day conference in Burkina Faso recently. Nigerian Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, of the diocese of Makurdi, called for dialogue with Muslims and the establishment of a Justice and Reconciliation Program to promote peace and forgiveness. “Furious, hot anger” is what the […]
Support for a centre working with victims of domestic violence For almost 30 years now, in accordance with the heartfelt wish of Pope Saint John Paul II, ACN has been helping to promote fraternal dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church. The historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in […]
Pope Francis “The seed has been sown” Eastern Church leaders hope historic papal visit in Abu Dhabi will be a source of lasting momentum Catholic Church leaders from the Near East have emphasised the significance of Pope Francis’s visit to the United Arab Emirates. “I believe that this is a very positive sign for the […]
Canada A courageous witness of dialogue Montréal, Friday, June 22nd – From June 8th to 14th, Aid to the Church in Need Canada had the good luck and pleasure to welcome a direct witness to the persecution against Christians, who, for close to twenty years, has been a passionate advocate of interreligious and interethnic dialogue, […]
ACN CANADA A visit from Msgr. Ignatius Kaigama to Canada A word of hope amidst violence and persecution Montreal, Tuesday May 29, 2018 – Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN) will welcome Msgr. Ignatius Kaigama this coming June 8 through to June 14 to Canada. The archbishop of Jos in Nigeria, capital of […]
Ethiopia Supporting pastoral work in all its various aspects The Borana people live in the far south of Ethiopia in a region bordering on Kenya. In many ways, the Catholic Church is in her infancy here, since Catholic missionaries only arrived in the region about 45 years ago. The Holy Spirit Fathers (Spiritans) who […]
Violence in the Philippines Cathedral destroyed and interreligious dialogue in peril “The general population is not sympathetic to ISIS elements.” Interview by Jonathan Luciano, ACN Philippines National Director, with Bishop Prelate of Marawi Edwin dela Peña (MSP) about the situation in the Prelature of Marawi in the Southern Philippines, where the terrorist Maute […]
Egypt The ice has been broken The meeting between Pope and Grand Imam received very positively in Egypt Following the meeting between Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of the Sunni al-Azhar University, Ahmed al-Tayeb, on May 23 at the Vatican, hope soared in Egypt that the meeting would bring Christians and Muslims closer together. […]
Syria 08 April 2016 The street in Al-Qaryatayn few days after liberated from ISIS. Syria/Russia Syria trip of Catholic and Orthodox delegation – a “tangible reaction to the meeting between the Pope and the Patriarch of Moscow” Last week, Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the Russian Federation, Archpriest […]
Pakistan Grand Imam and Dominican Unite Against Christian Persecution in Pakistan With persecution against Christians rife as the result of radicals and militants, the Grand Imam of Pakistan’s second largest mosque, Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Imam Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad, and a Dominican priest, Father James Channan OP, are working together to protect the […]
