
PAKISTAN: Judges frightened to do justice in blasphemy cases
The threat from extremists means judges in Pakistan are too afraid to acquit Christians falsely accused of…

PAKISTAN: Asia Bibi – ‘Please help kidnapped girls’
Asia Bibi – the first woman to be sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan – has…

LEBANON: Beirut, we will not abandon you
A leading Catholic charity is preparing a second wave of help for Beirut amid growing fears that…

PAKISTAN: Maira receives death threats
A 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan has received death threats from the man she accuses of rape…

PAKISTAN: ‘Police said, if we didn’t convert to Islam we’d face prison’
A man, who spent nearly five years in prison in Pakistan, has described how police tortured him…

LEBANON: Order of St Lazarus helps bind up Beirut’s wounds
Members of an ancient Chivalric Order with close ties to the Middle East have raised more than…

UK: God speaks to His children
A lockdown project, inviting high-profile personalities to record the Bible from start to finish, has reached its…

LEBANON: ‘The children are suffering from trauma’
The trauma of the recent explosion in Beirut has left many of the city’s children in need…

INTERNATIONAL: One Mass celebrated every 23 seconds for charity’s supporters
Mass was celebrated roughly every 23 seconds somewhere around the world in 2019 for the intentions of…

SYRIA: From Syria with love, prayers and solidarity
• ACN project partner’s heart-felt coronavirus message…

VENEZUELA: Fighting the coronavirus with Christ’s benediction
One diocese in Venezuela came up with an ingenious pastoral solution in response to having to close…

SYRIA: Leaders in the way of hope
Christians in Syria are an example for the whole Church of how to keep hope in a…