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Young Pakistani Akash Bashir remains an inspiration to many, ten years after his death
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March 15th will mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Akash Bashir, a 20-year-old Catholic who sacrificed his life to save hundreds of people ...
A Parish House for a New Parish in India
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In eastern India, the parish of Chondonpara in the Diocese of Tura is still very new, having been founded in October of 2024. They were ...
Catholic priest killed in Myanmar conflict
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Statement by Regina Lynch, ACN International Executive President It is with profound sadness that we received the tragic news of the brutal murder of Father ...
ACN supporting Catholic radio stations in war zones
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To commemorate World Radio Day on February 13th, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is highlighting its ongoing support for Catholic radio, an essential ...
A Village Chapel on an Island in Indonesia
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Indonesia is truly an island nation, with over 17,000 separate islands, around 6,000 of which are inhabited. Geographically, most of them belong to Asia, while ...
Help for the Training of Norbertine Novices in India
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The Norbertine, or Premonstratensian, Order was founded in France in the 12th century and has 1,600 members on six continents today. In 1960, the Dutch ...
Mass Stipends for Priests in India
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The Diocese of Nongstoin is in an impoverished part of India, in the state of Meghalaya, which is on the frontier with Bangladesh. It includes ...
Pakistan: Christian woman sentenced to death
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A Christian mother of four in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for allegedly sharing blasphemous messages – but legal advocates, supported by a leading ...
A New Village Chapel in Bangladesh
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The Diocese of Sylhet in Bangladesh was established in 2011. There are 20,000 Catholics in the territory, which has a total population of 14 million. ...
Help for 22 Seminarians in India
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The Catholic Church in northeast India is still relatively young and took root at the end of the 19th century. Indeed, in many parts of ...
