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Survey measures US Catholics’ perceptions of global persecution of Christians
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ACCORDING to a new poll, 46 percent of US Catholics say the global persecution of Christians is “very severe”—an increase of more than 16 percent ...
In Nigeria, a widow is haunted by her husband’s brutal death
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Catherine Ibrahim lives in a camp for displaced persons run by the Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Here, she describes the murder of ...
Battling Al-Shabaab, Kenyan Catholic soldiers find courage in faith
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THE NAME AL-SHABAAB sends chills down any Kenyan’s spine. It is synonymous with death, violence, and destruction. The Somalia-based Islamist terrorist group has singled out ...
We are embarking on reconstruction program in Syria
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AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED (ACN) is embarking on a program of reconstruction and restoration in Syria, including inAleppo, one of the cities that ...
In Pakistan, a Muslim confronts great risks in becoming Christian
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THIS IS THE STORY of Kainut, a brave 20-year-old girl who grew up a Muslim, with a Christian mother and a Muslim father, but she ...
Nigerian bishop sees pitfalls of ‘clerical Church’
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BISHOP MATTHEW HASSAN KUKAH heads the Diocese of Sokoto, in northwestern Nigeria. He is the founder of the Kukah Center, a policy-research institute that engages ...
Poll measures US Catholic perception of global Christian persecution
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FORTY PERCENT of US Catholics believe that Christian persecution around the world is “severe.” Four-in-ten Catholics say that half or more of religiously-based attacks around ...
A short film you helped fund is vying for an Oscar!
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A FILM NOMINATED in the “Short film (live action) category” at the 2018 Academy Awards received financial support from our organization. Watu Wote (All of ...
Aleppo is coming back to life
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SAHBAT AL-JADIDA, a district in the eastern part of Aleppo, was hard hit by attacks and bombings during the last five years of the civil ...