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The Voice of the suffering and persecuted​

Msgr. Halemba in Aleppo, Syria (2017)

Msgr. Andrzej Halemba, a ‘Good Samaritan of today,’ retires

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"His faith, his courage, his organizational ability, his good humor, his language skills and his professionalism—these qualities and many more he has harnessed for the good of persecuted faithful."

Held by Boko Haram: ‘Leah Sharibu must have been raped and forced to convert’

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“Again, it is forced conversion and it cannot stand. We need to continue to work and to pray for Leah to be set free. Let us pray also for her family."

EU sounds alarm: danger of Mozambique becoming a new base for ISIS

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He added that the European Union should consider taking action by helping the government of Mozambique.

Pakistan: Imam’s fatwa gives parents of kidnapped Catholic girl hope

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“In terms of how the marriage is viewed within the Muslim community, the Grand Mufti’s intervention is significant.”

Iraqi Christians at risk of eradication through forced emigration

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"The international community must take immediate and decisive action to tackle the problems which are threatening the continuing Christian presence in Iraq."

Women religious fear jihadists will take control of province in Mozambique

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"These are people who not only need to eat; they also have to have some spiritual accompaniment. Some of them have seen their parents, their brothers beheaded."
Archbishop Darwish

Lebanese prelate: ‘protest does not unite a divided country’

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"What can unite [Lebanon] is a unifying education and a functioning model of national governance. 

In 2019, ACN raised $119M, funding 5,230 projects in 139 countries

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ACN supported the studies of more than 16,200 seminarians around the world—or one in every seven worldwide.

In Lebanon, priest—a convert from Islam—cares for the poor, needy

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“I see Jesus in every human being. If we only knew whom we are serving—Jesus, who lives in every human being—then we would kneel while we are serving the poor or helping the sick."

A priest in Ukraine brings God’s love to COVID-19 patients

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"I tell them that Jesus Christ is very close to them in their suffering, for he suffered some of the same symptoms as those fighting the disease; he too struggled to breathe.”
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