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“They beat me, but I thank God I survived,” says priest kidnapped by jihadists
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A Catholic priest has given a harrowing account of how he nearly lost an eye after being kidnapped by armed extremists in Nigeria and held ...
Five years after devastating port blast, Lebanon lives with trauma and hope
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Five years have passed since one of the most devastating moments in Lebanon’s recent history—the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020. The blast killed ...
Extremist settlers torch cars and spray graffiti in last all-Christian town in West Bank
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Church leaders have denounced new violent attacks on the last all-Christian town in the West Bank. Extremist settlers entered the Palestinian town of Taybeh, to ...
Holy Land youth “breathe freedom” at ACN-funded summer camps
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More than 600 young people in the Holy Land have been able to experience a week of fun and freedom, thanks to the local Church ...
ACN distributing 10,000 free copies of “YOUCAT Confession” to participants of the Youth Jubilee in Rome
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A gift to young pilgrims: The sacrament of confession as a way to conversion. The Circus Maximus in Rome will be hosting one of the ...
Gaza pastor and Holy Land cardinal issue urgent plea following attack on church
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Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has received a new and moving testimony from Gaza, following the July 17 attack on the Catholic Church ...
Dozens killed in another church massacre in DR Congo
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At least 40 people, including many children, were killed in a massacre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the early hours of Sunday, ...
Humanitarian crisis in Suwayda: Church turned into emergency shelter
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The situation in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda, where fighting between different ethnic and religious communities has caused widespread bloodshed and suffering, remains dire. ...
Nigeria: Kidnapped priest, Father Alphonsus Afina, freed along with ten female hostages
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Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International joyfully announces the release of Fr. Alphonsus Afina, a priest of the Diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria, who ...
US human rights panel finds ongoing religious freedom violations in Nigeria
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Religious communities in Nigeria are facing ongoing, systematic, and egregious violations of their ability to practice their faith, says a US human rights monitor. A ...