ACN International Record donations to Aid to the Church in Need on an international scale Montreal/Königstein, June 5, 2015 – In 2014, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) passed the 155 million dollar mark in annual donations for the first time in its history. The pontifical foundation reported in its annual report an increase […]
Syria Do not forget Aleppo! Montreal/Königstein, Friday April 17, 2015 – “The world must not forget Aleppo.” With these words Johannes Freiherr von Heereman, the Executive President of the Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need, has launched an appeal to help the people of Aleppo who are caught up in the war […]
Syria Aleppo, a forgotten city Montreal/Aleppo, Monday May 13, 2015 – Following a new air strike on a school in Aleppo yesterday which killed 9 people, 5 of who were children, Sister Annie, a religious Sister on site wrote to Aid to the Church in Need calling on the world for help, describing the tragic […]
Serbia The impoverishment of Serbia Königstein/Montreal – March 24, 2015. “Serbia has visibly become poor. For this reason, many have also given up hope. The 40 to 50-year-olds are now leaving, people in their prime.” The Catholic bishop of Zrenjanin, Ladislav Nemet, used these words to describe the current situation in Serbia during a […]
Democratic Republic of Congo “An abominable, abhorrent and infernal act” Antonia von Alten, ACN International Adapted by Amanda Bridget Griffin, ACN Canada ACN, Montreal / Königstein – March 18, 2015: The Bishop of Goma, Théophile Kaboy, condemned in the strongest terms the murder of a priest on February 25, in the east of the […]
Pakistan Prime Minister to blame for not protecting Christians “Prime Minister ignored court order to provide security of churches” – Msgr. Coutts “Police ‘were busy watching cricket’ when attacks happened.” – National Commission for Justice and Peace John Pontifex, ACN United Kingdom Adapted by Amanda Bridget Griffin, ACN Canada London / Montreal, […]
Syria A day of solidarity with Christians in Syria Aid to the Church in Need, who has since the onset of the war four years ago – given $8.675 million dollars in emergency aid, supports the appeal for prayer of Patriarch Gregorios III Maria Lozano, ACN International Adapted by Amanda Griffin, ACN Canada ACN […]
Growing fears for the safety of Syrians By John Newton, ACN United Kingdom Adapted by Amanda Bridget Griffin, ACN Canada ACN, Montreal – Wednesday, February 25, 2015 – Fears are growing for the safety of more than 100 people taken captive yesterday (Tuesday, February 24) as the extremist group Islamic State (IS) seized Christian villages […]
Pakistan “The Taliban will stop at nothing now” Archbishop Coutts warns of increased threat to innocent people – Prelate asks schools to hold one-minute silence for Peshawar victims by John Pontifex, ACN United Kingdom Adapted by Amanda Bridget Griffin, ACN Canada UK/Montreal, Wednesday, 17th December 2014 – INNOCENT people in Pakistan – young and old […]
Iraq – A Mission of Mercy By John Pontifex, for ACN International Adapted by Amanda Bridget Griffin, ACN Canada Thousands of displaced Iraqi Christians are to receive food, shelter, schooling and gifts for children in a concerted emergency relief program pushed through by a Catholic charity before the onset of winter. The $5.77 million plan announced […]
