Bomb hits Salesian sisters’ house as war heads into seventh month

Sudan Some residents suffered minor injuries, but miraculously, according to a priest who was on site at the time, nobody was killed by the blast. A bomb struck the house of a mission operated by Salesian religious sisters in Sudan, at 6:50 a.m. on Friday, November 3, causing serious damage. According to those who were …

GAZA: “I am heartbroken”, Sister Nabila about the bombing of her school

The plight and suffering of the Christian community in Gaza intensify every day One month after the beginning of the current war in the Holy Land, the consequences for the small Christian community in Gaza can be described as terrible. According to a project partner of the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need …

Gaza-“Right now, we only have God.”

Gaza City/Königstein (Germany)/Montreal – Sister Nabila, a religious sister of the Holy Rosary, who has been taking refuge in the Holy Family Parish in Gaza with 700 other Christians, has made a heartfelt plea for peace and urgent humanitarian aid amid the ongoing conflict. *The information was received in the week of October 24, 2023. …

Conflict in the Holy Land (2)

Jerusalem, a city of peace in a state of war In East Jerusalem, which is home to around 10,000 Christians, the situation is also very difficult. Around 40% of them are also dependent on the tourism sector, and many have lost their jobs. The tourists have left, and the hotels that are not empty are …

Attack Kills at Least 16 Christians in Gaza

At least 16 Christians, including 10 from one family, were killed during an attack in Gaza on Thursday evening, 19 October, which provoked the total collapse of a building in the compound of the Greek Orthodox Church. According ACN’s project partners, another 15 Christians are trapped under the debris. The Church of Saint Porphyrios building …

Conflict in the Holy Land (1)

“We should do all we possibly can to save what can be saved…” Only a few weeks ago, on September 30, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, was named a cardinal at the consistory in Rome. His flock in Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and Cyprus, including the Vicariate for the Migrants and Asylum Seekers and …

Cameroon – Bishop asks Europe to help slow migration by creating jobs in Africa

As the crisis of African migration to Europe deepens, those who are on the front line are issuing an urgent call to action. During a visit to the head office of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Bruno Ateba Edo of the Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo, in the far north of Cameroon, shared his …

Aid to the Church in Need joins call to prayer and fasting for peace in the Holy Land

The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) joins the Catholic bishops of the Holy Land in their call for a day of prayer and fasting for peace, to take place next Tuesday, October 17. The appeal was voiced by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, in the name of the entire Catholic …

Mozambique – Terrorists kill 11 Christians in Cabo Delgado

A local missionary says Christians were separated from their Muslim neighbours and slaughtered in cold blood. (Cover Photo: Archive). A group of at least 11 Christians was massacred by terrorists loyal to the Islamic State, in Northern Mozambique, on Friday, September 15. According to information provided to the international charity Aid to the Church in …