Tag: Aid to the Church in Need
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‘Violence against Christian women is a weapon in the war against religious minorities’
The more politics and the media recognize that we are talking about actual cases and legitimate interests, the more these… READ MORE
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In Lebanon, Economic Crisis Threatens Closure of Catholic Hospital
Situated in the heights of Beirut, from where the port wreckage can be seen, the hospital can accommodate 800 patients… READ MORE
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Armenia: Church of the Martyrs
For years, ACN has been supporting pastoral initiatives of the Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Eastern Europe, particularly summer youth camps. READ MORE
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Mozambique: a cross with a broken Christ
Cabo Delgado has witnessed an enormous number of victims of this violence, terrorism and religious intolerance. READ MORE
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‘Be quiet so that God may defend you’—kidnapped sister is free at last
She can walk the hallways of the convent in Colombia where she trained to be a religious, and she can… READ MORE
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No Christmas lights for Aleppo, but hope is in big supply
ACN has been supporting Christians in Aleppo since the beginning of the war, and the archbishop conveyed his thanks for… READ MORE
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Mozambique: a story of sorrow and salvation in Pemba
More than 3,300 people have died and nearly a million have been displaced. Chico is one of them. READ MORE
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Christ is the brother of every man and woman
We are truly of Christ if we truly accept the “sacrament” of his Humanity. READ MORE
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Bishops: ‘Christian presence in Holy Land facing extreme threat’
As one solution to the problems, the heads of Churches proposed the creation of “a special Christian cultural and heritage… READ MORE
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Christians in India seek protection from Hindutva government
“According to the new law, the accused should prove their innocence and not the accuser.” READ MORE
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New religious body adds to Islamization in Pakistan
“With this new body, the state is promoting one religion and negating others.” READ MORE
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South Sudan: ‘There are times when riches prove to be a curse’
The Church is a sign of peace and hope for the people in South Sudan. READ MORE
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In Mali, jihadists use hunger as weapon to subjugate the population
Terrorists are using hunger as a weapon to force rural people to either join their ranks or abandon their land… READ MORE
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#RedWeek lights up buildings and consciences to remember persecuted Christians
This year, many countries chose to dedicate the week leading up to November 24 to the cause of Christians being… READ MORE
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Burkina Faso Christians face resurgence of terrorist attacks
In the Diocese of Dori, most of the population is Muslim (95.2 percent); 3.2 percent are adherents of traditional religions… READ MORE
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Two Elderly Nuns in Nepal Arrested on False Charges
Church Leaders View Arrests as an Attack on Nepal’s Minorities READ MORE
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In Venezuela, crisis has brought many closer to the Church
“Nearly seven million Venezuelans have emigrated; particularly young people are forced to leave the country.” READ MORE
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Catholic Church in DR Congo Says Persecution Still on 25 Years after Murder of Archbishop
“The Pontifical charity organization notes that there is a “complete absence” of State-provided security in Bukavu, and that the Catholic… READ MORE
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In India, a priest is acquitted of attempting ‘forcible religious conversion’
“They accused us of trying to convert the local people…” READ MORE
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In Lebanon and Syria, Poverty Stalks the Christian Community
“We must give hope and support.” READ MORE
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A million children praying the rosary can change the world!
The ACN webpage offers free materials for those praying in parishes, schools, children’s groups, and families. READ MORE
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Sierra Leone: ‘they took God out of the solution when God is the solution’
“People pray for us in different parts of the world. Amid the difficulties, we know that people are praying for… READ MORE
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Syria: ‘They would not let us ring the church bells’
“It was from here, from Syria, Palestine, Jordan and what is today Israel, that the first Christians came.” READ MORE
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‘After the Taliban killed my parents, I fled Afghanistan when I was eight years old’
The first time they were able to attend Mass, they were so overcome that they could only cry. READ MORE
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Missionary: ‘our exit from Afghanistan was a real miracle’
The Catholic community in Afghanistan had been organized under a sui iuris mission (a small independent mission under the direct… READ MORE
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Taliban-linked threat in Pakistan: churches increase security
Former US international religious freedom ambassador Sam Brownback warned of genocide against Christians and other minorities in Afghanistan. READ MORE
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In Lebanon, a Carmelite monastery attracts Christians and Muslims alike
At present the Christians of this country, the ‘Land of the Cedars’, make up around one third of the population.… READ MORE
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A Catholic community in Vietnam is still not recognized by government
Until recent years, Catholics had to practice our faith secretly since local authorities treated this area as being free of… READ MORE
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2021 Religious Freedom in the World Report due out April 20
With the report, Aid to the Church in Need wants focuses on religious freedom as a fundamental right in accordance… READ MORE
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Lisa Graas is a blogger with social media expertise concentrating on religion and politics. She has a history of volunteer services in the pro-life movement and in writing for major conservative websites on both life issues and the agendas of the Left in America. She is very proud to have written for Live Action and the David Horowitz Freedom Center and of her record in the pro-life movement. Lisa is also, first and foremost, a Passionist Oblate Associate attached to the Passionist Nuns of St. Joseph Monastery in Whitesville, KY. She offers up all of her sufferings as cancer and mental health patient for the intentions of the Passionist Nuns. She works to spread the Word of Christ’s redemption through His suffering on the Cross.
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