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A Vehicle for Pastoral Work in Burundi
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Some time ago, we told you about an appeal from Burundi, a small country in Central Africa that is now regarded as the poorest in ...
Burkina Faso: Displaced Christians feel like the exiled people of God
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Father André Poré is the parish priest of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus in Burkina Faso. His parish has received many refugees from elsewhere ...
Help reaches Nigeria flood victims
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Vital aid from a Catholic charity has reached flood victims in northern Nigeria, but a senior Christian leader warns that the scale of the human ...
The flooding in Nigeria “is overwhelming,” says bishop
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At least 50,000 Christians have been directly affected by the flooding in Maiduguri in northern Nigeria, though the actual numbers could be far higher. ACN ...
“Forty percent of our city is underwater,” says bishop in Nigeria
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The Nigerian city of Maiduguri was recently hit by terrible flooding. Aid to the Church in Need is helping the local diocese with food, sanitation, ...
Nigeria: ACN asks for prayers after Maiduguri floods
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Maiduguri, Nigeria, known for having been the hub of Boko Haram, is now grappling with a devastating flood, which has engulfed significant parts of the ...
Burkina Faso: “As a pastor, my heart bleeds”
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In only a decade, Burkina Faso has become an epicenter of terrorist violence, with over 40 percent of the country’s land outside of government control. ...
After escalating violence, situation in Burkina Faso is “dire”
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Priests from Burkina Faso testify to the suffering in their communities after the massacre of hundreds. Extremist groups controlling about 40 percent of Burkina Faso ...
A New Presbytery for a Parish in Sierra Leone
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There is great joy in the town of Lakka, in Sierra Leone. Thanks to your help, the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Succor was ...
ACN denounces massacres in Burkina Faso
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Islamic terrorists killed 26 people in a church, many of them Christian. Local sources have told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about a ...