NIGER: The brother of a priest abducted a year ago still hopes for his return
ONE year after the abduction of Italian priest Father Pierluigi Macalli in Niger, his brother Father Walter…
BURKINA FASO: Christian villagers systematically attacked, expelled and exterminated
Christians in northern Burkina Faso have been given violent ultimatums by Islamist extremists to flee their villages…
VATICAN CITY: Pope blesses icon for the people of Syria
Pope Francis yesterday (Sunday, 15th September) blessed an icon bound for the people of Syria as part…
BLOG: Cross Bay Walk Update
Despite shifting sands and tidal currents, Team ACN made it across safe and sound! On Saturday 7…
CRIMEA: Aid to the Church in Need keeps children off the streets
Against a backdrop of rising poverty, a leading Catholic charity is providing funds for holiday camps in…
MADAGASCAR: Island Bishop warns of encroaching Islamism
Islamic missionaries in Madagascar are exploiting the people’s crippling poverty to make converts, a local bishop has…
PAKISTAN: Two brothers stabbed to death
ACN News Briefing The funeral has taken place of two Christian brothers, Javed and Suleman Masih. They…
INTERNATIONAL: New UN Day must lead to concrete action
The international head of a Catholic charity has welcomed the UN’s new day for victims of religious-based…
VATICAN CITY: Pope blesses 6,000 rosaries for Syria
The pope blessed 6,000 rosaries for Syrian families who have suffered during the civil war – which…
IRAQ: Christians fear attempt to Islamise Supreme Court
Iraq’s Christians have expressed fears that giving Islamic clerics voting rights in the Federal Supreme Court could…
IRAQ: Christians ‘close to extinction’
Christianity in Iraq could now be on the brink of completely disappearing – according to one of…