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Iraq: Christians desire ‘a real and profound change of the political system’

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"Personally, I am optimistic regarding the future of the Christians on the Nineveh Plains and in Iraq. Through education and cultural dialogue, we can overcome obscurantism and violence."

Coronavirus puts economic toll on Christians in the Holy Land

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On March 12, the Franciscan Pilgrims Office in Jerusalem cancelled until further notice all Masses booked by pilgrimage tour companies at Holy Land shrines.

From a nun in Syria, a message of hope and faith in the time of COVID-19

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“To all our ACN donors, we say very sincerely: ‘Thank you for your enormous generosity. You have helped us for so many years and continue to do so.’"

For our Donors in the United States, a Prayer

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Prayer to our donors from the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil – Bashar Warda, CSSR Our Lord and Our Father In Your name, we pray and raise to You, Your world in this prayer. We hold firm to Your sacrifice. O Lord, we hunger to receive You in the Eucharist. We know that You are the true living bread.  The gift of Your grace in loving thy neighbor: Uniting us in love together, In these uncertain and desperate days. You are our one Father, Who loves, comforts and takes care of us. Suffering with each and every one of us, ...

Education and dialogue hold key to Christians staying in Iraq

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In addition to having lost their faith in the future, in the authorities and in a number of their Muslim neighbors—who had initially welcomed ISIS with open arms— Christians are now facing a very precarious economic situation.

The coronavirus in Venezuela—‘a difficult moment and a trial’

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Bishop Mario Moronta called on the authorities to “guarantee its citizens safe access to food, medicines, and medical care and to ensure that there are no power cuts or shortages of water and other essential services."

Pakistan: Parents of kidnapped, forcibly converted Catholic teenager look to highest court for relief

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"We are not giving up, and, together with her lawyer Yousaf, we are going to take the case to the country’s Supreme Court. This was the court which finally set Asia Bibi free."

Letter to Our Faithful Donors in the United States

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Dear Friend of ACN, This is a difficult and scary time. We hope and pray that you and those you love are healthy and safe. As an organization, it is challenging as well.  Due to the Coronavirus and a state-mandated lockdown, our offices are temporarily closed. However, our commitment to the persecuted and suffering Church and her faithful will not be affected, nor will our dedication to our donors. We ask for your prayers at this time,  as well as your patience.  While our office is closed, our thank-you letters and other communications to you will be delayed,  as ...

Blessed Wishes from Overseas

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POPE FRANCIS: Dear brothers and sisters, In these trying days, while humanity trembles due to the threat of the pandemic, I would like to propose to all Christians that together we lift our voices towards Heaven. I invite all the Heads of the Churches and the leaders of every Christian community, together with all Christian of the various confessions, to invoke the Almighty, the omnipotent God, *to recite at the same time the prayer that Jesus, our Lord, taught us. I, therefore, invite everyone to do this several times a day. To the pandemic caused by the virus, we ...

In Holy Land, Churches denounce persistent anti-Christian attacks

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"The Churches are raising these problems at every level and on numerous occasions, but since their voice is not backed by political and financial weight (we are only 2 percent of the population), it is still not being heard, which moreover raises the problem of legal protection and minority rights.”
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