Help for the training of 161 seminarians in the Diocese of Butembo-Beni The Diocese of Butembo-Beni is situated in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the crisis region of North Kivu, rich in natural resources, on the frontier between the DR Congo and neighbouring Uganda. For years now, the rebels of …
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One Million Children Praying the Rosary Hundreds of thousands of children from several countries, including those which are suffering from conflicts, such as Ukraine, Lebanon, and the Holy Land, or those where Christian persecution remains fierce, such as Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Cameroon, have confirmed they will be participating in the One Million Children Praying …
Urgent appeal for support in Lebanon—Joint call for help and prayers, with the support of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). Press release – Highlights – full press release at the bottom of this article, in PDF format. Montreal, 15 October —With the support of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Aid to …
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Fr. José Luis de Menezes speaks to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the origins of the Fazendas da Esperança, a network of rehabilitation centres, and their connection, to this day, with the pontifical charity. Fr. ”Our communities are dedicated to salvaging the dignity of people who have lost themselves to addiction,” says …
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Lebanon – International Emergency Campaign Königstein-Montreal, October 11, 2024 – Christians have been directly affected by the attacks that have occurred in many parts of Lebanon. The Church is doing all it can to help those who have had to flee their homes to safer areas. In Canada, the emergency campaign launched by the national …
Breaking news – Lebanon Planes carried out an air strike on the Lebanese locality of Derdghaya, close to Tyre, which is part of the parishes of the Greek-Catholic eparchy of Tyre, targeted two church halls that were sheltering refugees. The church collapsed along with the two rooms. In a subsequent strike, the air force targeted …
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A vehicle for pastoral work in a large parish Some time ago, we told you of an appeal from Burundi—a small but densely populated landlocked country that is also one of the poorest in the world. The country has witnessed repeated genocides and a civil war that lasted from 1993 until 2005. To this day, …
The Archdiocese of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar in the Beqaa Valley, eastern Lebanon, is suffering a major humanitarian and security crisis as a result of the daily Israeli bombardment. In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Msgr. Hanna Rahmé describes the Church’s solidarity with internally displaced people and the disastrous situation which is …
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As the bishop of Latin rite Catholics in Syria, the Franciscan Hanna Jallouf is very familiar with the situation in Idlib Governorate, the last rebel stronghold, where he served as a pastor for 22 years until his appointment as bishop in September 2023. In a conversation with an Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) …
Holy Land – Young Christians still reeling from October 7 attacks The Israelis who feel they don’t belong Many of the problems faced by Christians in the West Bank and Jerusalem spring from the fact that they are not entitled to Israeli citizenship. This is not the case for the Arabic-speaking Christians in the north …
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