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New mass abduction of schoolgirls in northern Nigeria
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The attack represents “a major blow to the education of young girls, which is already quite rare in these parts of the country,” say local ...
Nigeria: Priest abducted in the Archdiocese of Kaduna
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The west African nation has been classified as suffering from severe, systematic, and ongoing religious freedom violations. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has ...
Papal envoy carries solidarity to the Christians of war-torn Sudan
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Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan, Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, has just completed a diplomatic mission through the places in the region most badly affected by ...
ACN denounces new massacre in Ntoyo as situation in eastern Congo deteriorates
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International Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deep concern for and solidarity with the families of the victims of a ...
Bishop denounces illegal occupation of Church land in Mozambique
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Church property has been vandalized, and so far, authorities have failed to act. Archbishop Inácio Saure of Nampula, Mozambique held a press conference on Wednesday, ...
Priest’s murder shocks Sierra Leone
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Fr. Augustine Amadu was a friend of Aid to the Church in Need, and his death is a tragic loss for the Church in the ...
Ethiopian Spiritans evangelizing local cultures
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In the ancient Christian nation of Ethiopia, there are nomadic groups who have never heard the Gospel. The Spiritans are working with these communities to ...
Ongoing Training Courses for Young Religious in the Congo
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Not only does the Democratic Republic of the Congo have the highest number of Catholics in Africa, but the Church there is also blessed with ...
Mozambique: Pope “close” to suffering people of Cabo Delgado
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According to Mozambican Bishop António Juliasse, the Pope’s message is that no wars should be forgotten. During his Angelus address on Sunday, August 24, Pope ...
Thousands of children prepare to return to school, thanks to ACN
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From kindergartens to universities, many students are receiving an education, thanks to ACN-funded programs in crisis-hit countries around the world, where Christian communities are in ...