Mass Offerings for 113 Priests in the Diocese of Tezpur The diocese of Tezpur lies in the state of Assam, in the far northeast of India, a state well known for its tea production. The 195,000 or so Catholics here make up only a tiny minority of the 84 million people in the state. Most […]
Courses in pastoral psychology for priests in the archdiocese of Prague Since 2012 the Archdiocese of Prague has been giving courses in pastoral psychology for priests, courses conceived and run by the Carmelite Fathers of Prague. The response to these courses has been very positive and the demand is high, for many priests have not […]
A Success Story: two hospital-type beds and two wheelchairs for elderly Franciscan Sisters The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady have been working in Ethiopia since 1910. Today they are 76 working in various parts of the country, with roles in healthcare, education and catechesis. Twelve of these religious are now living in the recently […]
Success Story: A much-needed vehicle for the diocese of Ifakara The diocese of Ifakara is still very young, having been established only recently in 2012. The Episcopal See is situated in the town of the same name, which lies roughly 400 km southwest of the capital Dar es Salaam. The diocese covers an area of 15,000 km² […]
A hospital chaplain has asked ACN for financial help to renovate sections of the Orthodox Children’s Hospice he founded in Saint Petersburg For seventeen years now ACN has been supporting the Orthodox Children’s Hospice in Saint Petersburg. The hospice is a first of its kind, founded in 2003 by the Orthodox priest Father Aleksandr Tkachenko. […]
ACN Success Story in Northeastern India, Archdiocese of Guwahati Moped For a Sister Working in Remote Jungle Villages Sister Shobka Rani Talari smiles whenever she climbs onto her brand-new moped. She is what they call a Touring Sister, or a religious who travels into remote country villages, visiting and supporting the local people. She is […]
Helping Lebanon by Preparing Seminarians Until recently, Lebanon has been the only country in the Middle East with a Christian majority. Today, Christians make up no more than an estimated 34% of the total population. Among those left, only one quarter of young people aged under 25 are Christian. The emigration of the Christian population […]
Mass Offerings for 40 priests The people of Sierra Leone have traversed a great deal of suffering recently. The consequences of a bloodying civil war which raged from 1991 to 2002 are still evident. The horror claimed innumerable human lives and devastated large portions of the country’s infrastructure in its wake. The country’s economy was […]
Supporting Families During the Coronavirus Crisis The centre for diaconic services was established in 2010 by the patriarchate of the Coptic Catholic Church. It offers a range of social and pastoral activities and initiatives, addressed above all towards women, families and young people. In addition to this there are various aid programs for those in […]
Christians are viewed as second-class citizens in Pakistan. Insulted, discriminated against, oppressed, they are rarely given the opportunity to advance socially. Most Christians have to eke out a living in the most poorly paid jobs, often working as day labourers, in the brickworks, as road sweepers, garbage collectors, rickshaw drivers or domestic staff and generally […]
