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The return of Iraq’s Christians: A possible model for Nigeria
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Catholic leaders advocate for the right of return of internally displaced people. The return of thousands of displaced Christians to their places of origin in ...
Medjugorje vandalism is latest in wave of desecrations
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Throughout Europe and the Americas, churches have been vandalized in the past three months. Although the attacks seem unrelated, they show that religious freedom is ...
Prime Minister: “Christians are an essential part of Iraqi society”
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Baghdad offering incentives for Christians to return to Iraq. Al-Zaidi’s words will be discussed at the upcoming meeting of Catholic bishops. Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali ...
Beatification of Patriarch Hoyek is a sign of hope for Lebanon
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Blessed Elias Hoyek, founder of the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family, a project partner of Aid to the Church in Need, is considered father ...
Venezuela: “The Church is more than buildings. We are with the people in the streets”
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ACN has committed to a second aid package, which, according to its executive president, will be “much higher than the initial grant. The Church has ...
Patriarch to ACN: Christians need to have trust before returning to Iraq
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Head of the Chaldean Church reveals what he discussed in recent meeting with Iraq’s prime minister. Eleven years after jihadists forced him to leave his ...
Situation in Venezuela “apocalyptic,” but Church is organized and responding
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ACN’s aid is currently supporting the religious and laity who are helping the victims on the ground, but future projects are already being studied and ...
Bishops in Pakistan: Still no justice for young couple burned alive
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Bishops in Pakistan say that a recent Supreme Court decision is part of a cycle of injustice for victims of persecution. Bishops in Pakistan have ...
Venezuela: Seminarians put theology into practice amid the rubble
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“Seeing people embrace us and seek comfort in us is a sign that the Church’s mission is to be with the people,” says a future ...
Why Churches in Jerusalem might now have to pay taxes
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City authorities want religious organizations to be subject to the “Arnona.” A bishop explains why an exemption should continue to be granted. Israel’s municipal property ...