BURKINA FASO: Emergency aid for Christians forced out of their homes by jihadists
Hundreds of Christians expelled from their village in Burkina Faso are receiving vital help from a Catholic…
SYRIA: Situation ‘intolerable’ a year after earthquake, bishop says
On the first anniversary of a devastating earthquake, a bishop in Aleppo called for an end to…
HAITI: Six kidnapped Sisters released
The six religious Sisters abducted in Haiti last week were freed yesterday (24th January), Port-au-Prince Archdiocese has…
NIGERIA: More than 400 killed in Benue State last year
A fresh report from Nigeria has revealed hundreds were killed in 119 militant attacks targeting predominantly Christian…
HAITI: Church appeals for prayers as kidnapped Sisters’ fate still uncertain
Haitian Church leaders have asked for “incessant prayers” for the release of six religious Sisters who were…
HAITI: Calls for six kidnapped Sisters to be freed
Six religious Sisters were kidnapped by armed assailants in Haiti last Friday (19th January), the Haitian Conference…
IRAQ: New Catholic kindergarten is ‘a dream come true’
Iraqi Christian parents have expressed great joy about the opening of a Catholic kindergarten in Erbil, kindling…
NIGERIA: No justice for 300 people massacred on Christmas Eve
Three weeks after extremists murdered more than 300 people, burnt down entire villages and destroyed food supplies…
INTERNATIONAL: Record number of priests arrested, kidnapped or murdered in 2023
A total of 132 priests and religious were under arrest, abducted or killed last year globally, with…
UK/NIGERIA: Peer demands justice for Christians killed by extremists
Lord Alton of Liverpool has made an impassioned plea in the UK Parliament calling on government to…
NICARAGUA: 19 clerics released but concerns over lack of religious freedom remain
Two bishops, 15 priests and two seminarians who had been imprisoned in Nicaragua have been released and…
UK/AFRICA: Charity raises £200k in two months for suffering Christians in Africa
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is delighted to announce the success of its…