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South Sudan: “I pray that all may be one”
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Kinga Schierstaedt, project coordinator for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in Africa, traveled to the landlocked African nation of South Sudan. Bordering the ...
Church asks authorities to “hear the cry of the poor” in Guinea-Bissau
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Catholics in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau held a day of prayer and fasting for peace in the troubled country. Guinea-Bissau never quite achieved ...
Nigerian bishop to ACN: “I cannot thank you enough”
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A Nigerian bishop committed to helping families who have fled some of the country’s worst persecution and conflict marks the anniversary of his ordination with ...
Burkina Faso: Priest calls for prayer after three new terrorist attacks
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Terrorism in eastern Burkina Faso has shaken the Diocese of Fada N’Gourma. Attacks in the parishes of Piéla and Saatenga caused many deaths and significant ...
Priest kidnapped in Nigeria after saving two seminarians
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Kidnapping for ransom has become an industry in Nigeria, and priests are often targeted. On Sunday, October 27th, a priest was kidnapped at the minor ...
Host Baking Machines for the Poor Clare Sisters in Zimbabwe
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Eight sisters live in the convent of the Poor Clares in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, and another young woman is hoping to join them. ...
Strengthening Pastoral Outreach in Mozambique
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The parish of Our Lady of the Rosary is based in Manica, Mozambique, in the Diocese of Chimoio. It covers an extensive rural area, within ...
Mali: Jihadist group intensifies religious persecution and charges Christians “jizya” tax
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Confidential sources contacted by ACN speak of a worsening of discrimination against Christian communities in two villages in the Mopti region of Mali. According to ...
Gunmen attack seminary and abduct rector in Nigeria
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Unidentified armed men stormed a Catholic seminary in southern Nigeria on Sunday, October 27th, and kidnapped its rector. The terrorists attacked Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary ...
Bishop in Mozambique recalls “seven years of death and suffering” in Cabo Delgado
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Bishop Antonio Juliasse says that ACN continues to be a “friendly hand,” having stood by the local Church through a conflict that has already killed ...