BURMA: Parishes deserted as junta’s grip on power grows
At least 14 parishes in one Burmese state alone have been abandoned, with clergy forced to hide…
UKRAINE: Please pray for Ukraine today
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need is calling on people to join with Pope Francis…
IRAQ/UK: A voice of peace for a suffering people
Iraq archbishop, who steered his faithful through the genocidal years of Daesh (ISIS) violence, has enthusiastically welcomed…
EGYPT/INTERNATIONAL: Fresh plea to help abused Christian girls
A human-rights expert has called on governments to take orchestrated attacks on Christian women seriously and offer…
MALI: Islamist captors beat nun for praying
A religious Sister abducted by extremists with links to Al Qaeda has spoken about her more than…
UK/INTERNATIONAL: Catholic Charity gave “near-record” levels of aid in 2021
More than 330 projects across 76 countries were paid out in 2021 by the UK office of…
KAZAKHSTAN: Let peace reign in our land
Bishops in Kazakhstan have made an impassioned plea for peace in the wake of the violence that…
UK: Facebook acted as arbitrary censor, silencing vulnerable women – says charity head
Facebook has suddenly lifted severe restrictions imposed on a leading Catholic charity – but has offered no…
INTERNATIONAL: Pope Francis – religious persecution is ‘insane’
Pope Francis has released a video message – supported by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)…
UK/INTERNATIONAL: ACN spreads Christmas cheer far and wide
The UK office of a leading Catholic charity has sent out a raft of aid programmes in…
UK: Christmas carol service recalls suffering Christians
Some of the best-loved Christmas music was performed in central London at a carol service held in…
HOLY LAND: Bishops: ‘Christian presence facing extreme threat’
Bishops in Jerusalem have warned that the existence of Christianity in the Holy Land is threatened by…