A gift to young pilgrims: the Sacrament of Reconciliation as a way to conversion. The Circus Maximus in Rome will be hosting one of the greatest catechetical initiatives of the Holy Year next Friday, August 1, during the Youth Jubilee, with the distribution of 10,000 free copies of a special edition of the YOUCAT Confession …
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International joyfully announces the release of Father Alphonsus Afina, a priest of the Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria, who had been abducted on June 1, 2025 by armed militants and spent 51 days in captivity. His release, along with that of the ten women who were also held captive, …
The Church of the Holy Family, the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, was hit last Thursday, July 17, in an attack that left its community mired in pain and uncertainty. A shell, according to initial reports, fired from an Israeli tank killed three people and wounded 15 more, including the parish priest, Father …
A minibus for pastoral work The Diocese of Mannar is situated in the northwest of Sri Lanka. A while ago, we received an appeal for help from the Vavuniya deanery, where a vehicle was urgently needed for pastoral work. The deanery includes 10 separate parishes, each of which serves several smaller villages. Altogether, there are …
Sister Ermelinda Singua is the superior of the first women’s congregation to have been founded in Mozambique. She and the other sisters continue to spread the Gospel despite the risks posed by terrorists and even lions. Northern Mozambique has been plagued by terrorism since the beginning of an Islamist insurgency in 2017. The violence is …
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Montreal/Königstein, July 17, 2025 – The Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza was severely damaged today in a raid. According to the Latin Patriarchate, three people were killed. Among the injured, the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, sustained a minor injury to his leg. The church suffered major structural damage, and the Christian …
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) provides summer camps and activities for almost 100,000 children in 15 countries For many children from poor or war-stricken communities, the summer camps and other activities are an opportunity to have fun and grow in the faith in a secure environment, accompanied by religious and Church animators. Almost …
The international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has received alarming reports of a series of attacks targeting Christian communities in different regions of Syria, highlighting the fragility of security and the growing fear among the faithful. Suwayda: Church Set on Fire, Dozens of Homes Burned, and Families Displaced A serious incident has …
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A convent for the St. Vincent Sisters Belize is a small country in Central America with a population of around 400,000. Since it is a former British colony, English is spoken here, though many of its inhabitants are migrants from other Central American countries. Agriculture is the main source of income in the country, and …
Church leaders urge Israeli authorities to stop attacks on West Bank Christians. Radical Jewish settlers have been attacking the Christian town of Taybeh with increasing violence, while the Israeli military and police ignore requests for help. The leaders of the main Christian churches in the Holy Land are questioning the complicity of the Israeli authorities …
