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Pope and African bishops decry death of Mozambican prelate
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Bishop Osório Citora Afonso was a friend and collaborator of ACN, and the foundation has expressed its deep sorrow in response to his death. Two ...
Mozambique: Bishop shot dead at his residence
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Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C., of Quelimane, Mozambique, was shot dead in the early hours of Saturday, June 6, and his body was found in ...
Cardinal Kurt Koch: There are more martyrs today than in the early Church
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During the annual pilgrimage for persecuted Christians in Einsiedeln, the President of ACN International reflected on contemporary martyrdom, Christian unity, and the mission of the ...
Nigeria: Suspects arrested in Catholic school kidnapping
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“The families will be relieved and happy to hear that those who planned the abduction of their children have been arrested. This is truly good ...
Jihadists trying to establish a caliphate in northern Mozambique, says bishop
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Villagers in Cabo Delgado used to be united despite their religious diversity, but lately, religion has become a dividing factor, reports Bishop António Juliasse. The ...
New Chaldean Patriarch tells Iraqi Christians: “Your presence is a mission”
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In a message to Paul III Nona, ACN’s executive president recalled the sufferings of the Chaldean faithful in Iraq, who “have been so often called ...
Church has to be about more than feelings, says hurricane-dodging bishop
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As secularism grows across the Caribbean, Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire of Saint Lucia believes Christians must rediscover a deeper and more resilient faith – one that ...
“Religious persecution in Europe and the Americas has become a trend”
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The number of churches attacked or vandalized in Europe and the Americas continues to rise, while Christians often lack the legal instruments to fight back ...
War brings both hope and despair to Lebanon
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Lebanese bishop works to keep up evangelization efforts, welcome refugees, live alongside Shia Muslims, and encourage hope in the midst of war. The Congregation of ...
DRC: When the people hear the church bells, they know there is life in the village
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The residents of eastern Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), feel abandoned by the international community. But they know that if they flee, ...