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NICARAGUA: Cardinal condemns government attacks
As crisis continues in Nicaragua, the president of the country’s Bishops’ Conference has spoken out against the…
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IRAQ: ‘We would be lost without our fellow Christians in the West’
Christians in the West have played a crucial role in reviving communities in Iraq ravaged by extremists…
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NIGERIA: Extremists with ‘sophisticated weapons kill families, burn houses and destroy crops’, says archbishop
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, Plateau State (© Aid to the Church in Need) Militant…
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CAR: Bishops call for peace as another priest shot dead
© Fr. Aurelio Gazzera A member of the rebel militia group Séléka The Vicar…
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NIGERIA: Bishop – Threat of genocide against Christians
Prelate calls on West to act over “ethnic cleansing” A bishop in Nigeria has warned of the…
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UK: Bridget and Caroline step out for persecuted Christians
Staff from the North West Office of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need are walking…
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INDIA: Christians protest amid surge in attacks by Hindu extremists
A senior Church figure in India has praised Christians for refusing to resort to violence when protesting…
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UK: Government must do more to stop persecution
ACN News Briefing UK foreign policy must prioritise action to stem the tide of increasing persecution against…
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NIGERIA: Bishop – Militants’ master plan to wipe out Christianity
Who is funding terror groups killing Christians? Why can’t the government protect lives? ISLAMIST nomadic herdsmen are…
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UK: Concert at Buckingham Palace raises money for Aid to the Church in Need
Ecumenical event unites Chapel Royal and Sistine Chapel choirs Buckingham Palace was the setting for a historic…
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CAR: Priest witnesses Church attack – at least 19 killed
Father Moses Otii next to bullet holes in Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church,…
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NIGERIA: Bishops – President should resign for inaction over ‘killing fields and mass graveyard’
Christians in Nigeria’s Middle-Belt region (© Aid to the Church in Need) Nigeria’s bishops…