Pakistan: “There is a blessing for those who touch the Word of God”
September 27, 2022, 9:51 am
Christians in Pakistan are a small minority: 97% of the population is Muslim. Life is difficult for those who do not follow Islam.
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Fear in Mozambique after murder of a Catholic nun in Nacala diocese
September 8, 2022, 5:46 pm
An Italian religious sister, aged 83, was brutally murdered in an armed attack on the Chipene mission in the diocese of Nacala, Mozambique.
22 August: ACN remembers victims of religiously motivated violence
August 22, 2022, 10:29 am
"You don't have to be murdered to be a victim; it is enough to have your basic freedoms restricted."
Assault on Coptic Christian woman in Egypt goes unpunished
August 19, 2022, 2:00 pm
“He assaulted another Christian woman from the village. He has done this repeatedly, but women are afraid to file reports against him”
Christian minor escapes forced conversion in Pakistan
August 17, 2022, 2:50 pm
“He placed a handkerchief, soaked with intoxicating chemical, on my face”
Fr Jacques Hamel: an example of simplicity and authenticity
July 26, 2022, 3:26 pm
Fr Hamel was stabbed several times before he died. His martyrdom has been proven
Burkina Faso: Islamic terrorism has become commonplace
July 22, 2022, 2:45 pm
Kidnappings and murders have all increased significantly in Burkina Faso. Five parishes have been directly targeted by violent attacks.
Another priest killed in Nigeria
July 21, 2022, 4:24 pm
Father Mark Cheitnum was engaged in giving a voice to the innocent victims of violence in his diocese. He is the fourth priest to be murdered in Nigeria in 2022.
Kidnappings and forced conversions are “a human rights issue”, says Pakistani archbishop
July 14, 2022, 3:16 pm
“The cases of kidnappings, sexual assault, and forced conversion and marriage are a problem in Pakistani society”