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A Village Chapel for Catholics in Bangladesh
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For many years now, the Catholic faithful in the village of Noyanagar, in Bangladesh, have been longing for a new chapel. The tiny mud chapel ...
6,000 Copies of YOUCAT in Swahili for Tanzania and Kenya
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The YOUCAT is a catechism for teenagers and young adults based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The fundamental elements of the Catholic faith ...
In Fatima, missionary thanks Our Lady for his liberation from jihadist kidnappers
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"It was there that they handcuffed me to a tree. It was a very uncomfortable moment. I wept, and I cried out to God ‘My ...
In Mali, joy at release of kidnapped priest
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Since 2012, jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have carried out kidnappings to obtain money or exert political pressure.
Kidnapped sister in Democratic Republic of the Congo is freed
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idnappings, especially of priests and religious, have become a weapon and a means of pressure in numerous African countries.”
Franciscan sister held hostage in Mali sends new letter to her family
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“She is exhausted physically, very thin, her face burnt brown by the sun and by the climate in the Mali region, but thanks be ...
Fleeing poverty, war, refugees find succor from the Church in South Africa
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The project’s aim is to provide pastoral and social services to refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants with a view to restoring their lost dignity, faith ...
As COVID-19 strikes Zimbabwe hard again, ACN supports Church responders
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These are the Church front-liners who interact with each other and with the communities they serve, which makes them highlyvulnerable to the deadly virus.
Jihadists attack Christians in Niger
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The area has become one of the hotspots for militant jihadism in Africa.
Catechist in Mozambique risks his life to save parish documents
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Paulo decided to return despite the risks. He didn’t know what to expect, he didn’t know whom he might meet on the road.









