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ACN’s global Religious Freedom in the World Report

Analyzing 196 countries, ACN’s global Religious Freedom in the World Report found evidence of significant religious freedom violations in 38 countries. The research carried on over a two year period, from June 2016 to June 2018, highlight areas of the world where religious persecution limits the rights of individuals to practice their faith. Don’t close your eyes to religious persecution! #ReligiousFreedom

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Lebanon. “This is not a just war; it is a defeat for us all”

Bishop Jules Boutros, from Lebanon, tells ACN that even though…

War in the Middle East: ACN increases emergency aid to Lebanon

Faced with the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon,…

Priest warns of ‘guerrilla warfare’ as dozens killed by suicide bombers

A PRIEST has warned that terrorists are “sneaking” into villages…

“The Church is really a rock in Lebanon” as airstrikes intensify

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Pakistan: Demand for justice after Christian man found hanged

The Christian community has refused the official account that Mr…

“We will stay, despite the war”, says priest in southern Lebanon

Since the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East,…

Drone strike in Erbil raises fears among Iraq’s Christians

The return of war to the Middle East has reopened…

Nigeria: “Holy Week for us is not history, it is reality. My people are living an exodus”

The bishop of Wukari tells ACN about the suffering of his people and says that the federal government of Nigeria must do more to stop violence. The Diocese of Wukari,...

Jerusalem: Christian schools under threat

On 10 March 2026, the Israeli Ministry of Education announced that no work permits will be issued for the 2026-2027 academic year to Palestinian teachers residing in the occupied West...

Lebanon. “This is not a just war; it is a defeat for us all”

Bishop Jules Boutros, from Lebanon, tells ACN that even though the Israeli attacks are supposedly against Hezbollah, they are affecting all Lebanese. As Israel continues to attack several sites in...