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Ukraine: With death always near, Catholics hope for God to be present this Christmas
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Catholics in a Ukrainian town live under constant threat of missiles and cold. But faith perseveres in Bila Tserkva. Fr. Lucas Perozzi has been serving ...
Burkina Faso: faith endures in face of international silence
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The Church in northern Burkina Faso deplores the lack of media attention given to the terrorist crisis it is suffering, with displaced people facing enormous ...
Catechists keep the faith alive among victims of terrorism in Mozambique
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Some parishes in northern Mozambique can encompass hundreds of communities, and priests and religious cannot reach them all. Catechists are often on the front lines ...
Nigeria: See when 99 kidnapped children reunited with their parents
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Securing the release of the remaining 165 students and staff remains the top priority of the local church, Bishop Bulus Yohanna told ACN. One hundred ...
Cardinal Parolin tells “heroic” Christians of Mozambique: “You are not alone!”
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During a risky trip to Cabo Delgado, home to ruthless jihadist violence, Cardinal Parolin thanked Aid to the Church in Need for its work. Cardinal ...
Breakthrough in Nigeria: 100 children freed from St. Mary’s school kidnapping
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured the release of 100 children who had been kidnapped from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School ...
Nigerian bishop on school kidnappings: “Our hearts are broken, but our faith remains firm”
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“Evil will never win,” said Nigeria’s National Security Advisor, during a visit to the bishop of Kontagora, where over 300 children were kidnapped in late ...
ACN raises religious freedom concerns at European Parliament’s “Human Dignity” event
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Aid to the Church in Need International (ACN) presented the main findings of the Religious Freedom in the World Report (RFR) at the European Parliament ...
Amid a fragile respite, an urgent plea from Gaza before Christmas
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The Catholic parish in Gaza prepares for Christmas during an unstable ceasefire. From the heart of the devastated city, the pastor describes a disastrous sanitary ...
Pope is travelling to Lebanon to “heal wounds” and “work for peace”
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Lebanon is still recovering from years of conflict and economic turmoil. The Pope’s visit is a sign that the local Church is not forgotten and ...