By Oliver Maksan, ACN International Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada The conflict in Syria can only be solved politically, not by military means: that is the firm conviction of the Syrian Jesuit Ziad Hilal. Speaking to the international Catholic pastoral charity “Aid to the Church in Need” he said on Friday: “The use of […]
Adapted by Robert Lalonde, ACN Canada Montreal, September 24th, 2013 – Two suicide bombers attacked a 130-year-old church in the north of Pakistan, killing more than 80 people. A few hours after the explosion Pakistan’s Catholic bishops issued a statement condemning the murders which took place at All Saints Anglican Church yesterday (22nd September).In the […]
Robert Lalonde, ACN Canada And AB Griffin Montreal, Friday September 20th – In order for the wish expressed by Pope Francis on his Twitter account @Pontifex – to see “Peace break out,” Aid to the Church in Need (Canada) would like to invite everyone to participate in the International Day of Peace taking place […]
ACN International Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada In the Western World, many seminaries are forced to close their doors due to a lack of vocations, and many dioceses only have a handful of new priestly ordinations. In contrast, seminaries are simply bursting at the seams in many parts of Africa. The rectors have sleepless […]
Reinhard Backes, ACN International Montreal, September 18th, 2013. It is with a sense of relief that the Coptic-Catholic bishops of Assiut and Minya, Bishop Kyrillos William and Bishop Botros Hanna, have reacted to the latest political development in Egypt. “Under the Muslim Brotherhood an unprecedented polarisation developed. The Christians were accused of being against Islam. […]
By Eva-Maria Kolmann, ACN International Adapted by Robert Lalonde, ACN Canada Montreal, September 17th, 2013 – Yesterday, the Italian Carmelite priest Aurelio Gazzera was threatened with a pistol and struck in the face by members of the Séléka rebel alliance, the missionary reports to the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need […]
“Leave us alone!” By John Pontifex, ACN UK Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada Montreal, September 16th, 2013 – A Syrian prelate – ordained a bishop only last month – has spoken of his dismay at the country’s mass exodus of Christians but is convinced that the future of one of the world’s oldest Church […]
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 JOURNEY WITH ACN is our Friday newsletter which will be regularly posted to our blog. This weekly newsletter will an opportunity for us to acquaint you with the needs of the Church and the projects […]
More than 3,500 houses burned down in the Diocese of Bouar; thousands of people are fleeing By Eva-Maria Kollman, ACN International Adapted by AB Griffin, ACN Canada Montreal, September 20, 2013 – A dramatic worsening of the situation in the Diocese of Bouar in the north of the Central African Republic has been reported to […]
Egypt is not only pyramids and sun soaked beaches; it is also a country where the economic and political interests of the world’s great powers intertwine.The Arab Spring popular uprising in Cairo’s Tahrir square in January of 2011, has resulted in the country stumbling toward an uncertain future, evermore polarised between Islamist and secular forces. […]
