The Voice of the suffering in Africa
Here you’ll find the latest updates on the struggles and resilience of persecuted communities around the world. These stories highlight both the challenges they endure and the faith that sustains them. Stay connected to learn how hope continues to shine through suffering.
In Fatima, missionary thanks Our Lady for his liberation from jihadist kidnappers
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"It was there that they handcuffed me to a tree. It was a very uncomfortable moment. I wept, and I cried out to God ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'"
In Mali, joy at release of kidnapped priest
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Since 2012, jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have carried out kidnappings to obtain money or exert political pressure.
Kidnapped sister in Democratic Republic of the Congo is freed
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idnappings, especially of priests and religious, have become a weapon and a means of pressure in numerous African countries.”
Franciscan sister held hostage in Mali sends new letter to her family
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“She is exhausted physically, very thin, her face burnt brown by the sun and by the climate in the Mali region, but thanks be to God she is well. She is very strong.”
Fleeing poverty, war, refugees find succor from the Church in South Africa
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The project’s aim is to provide pastoral and social services to refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants with a view to restoring their lost dignity, faith and hope.
As COVID-19 strikes Zimbabwe hard again, ACN supports Church responders
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These are the Church front-liners who interact with each other and with the communities they serve, which makes them highlyvulnerable to the deadly virus.
