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“It is absolutely essential that the war stops,” says Gaza’s parish priest
Although the media attention has died down since the ceasefire, the Gaza Strip continues to sink into an unprecedented humanitarian and health crisis. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Gaza’s Catholic priest, Fr Gabriel Romanelli, described the “very serious” conditions marked by the daily suffering of the population. “The situation continues to […]
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Drone strike in Erbil raises fears among Iraq’s Christians
The return of war to the Middle East has reopened…
ACN’s global petition for religious freedom surpasses 20,000 signatures
Billions of people live in countries where religious freedom is…
“Missiles are flying over our heads” – Tens of thousands displaced as violence escalates in Lebanon
ACN has remained in contact with project partners in the…
Algeria: The “Son of St Augustine” visits Annaba
The Vatican has officially confirmed that in the coming April,…
Mauritania: The challenges of ministering to a community of migrants
The only diocese in Mauritania has just celebrated its sixtieth…
Ukraine: “You did not only give us food, but a taste of God”
In eastern Ukraine people have grown numb to the danger…
Catholics returning ‘in their thousands, not hundreds’ say bishops
Thousands of Catholics in north-east Nigeria have returned to church…
Bishops of Venezuela ask country to come together for national reconciliation
The bishops’ have asked for the release of political prisoners,…
Catholic Church steps up pressure on Nigerian government over rising violence
Over the past days several Catholic organisations and dioceses have…
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ACN calls for prayers for Fr. Pierre El Raï, who was killed in southern Lebanon
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) calls for prayers for Fr. Pierre El Raï, a Maronite priest from the Maronite Diocese of Tyre and a project...
Drone strike in Erbil raises fears among Iraq’s Christians
The return of war to the Middle East has reopened old wounds and many Christians are again contemplating leaving the region. A drone strike last Wednesday (4 March) damaged Church-owned...
ACN’s global petition for religious freedom surpasses 20,000 signatures
Billions of people live in countries where religious freedom is not respected, according to the latest edition of the Religious Freedom in the World Report. Aid to the Church in...