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PAKISTAN: Asia Bibi Supreme Court decision could be good news for all blasphemy victims
By refusing to back down in its decision to acquit Asia Bibi, Pakistan’s Supreme Court has sent…
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BLOG: Teleskof… A New Life
Teleskof – New Life in 2018 In May 2016, on an international project trip, I visited a…
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PHILIPPINES: Church calls for prayer and solidarity following bomb attack
An urgent appeal for prayers for the victims of yesterday’s terrorist attack on a cathedral in the…
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BLOG: “Please don’t leave us halfway”
“THANK YOU…but please don’t leave us halfway” Neville Kyrke-Smith reports on how ACN is helping Iraq’s Christians…
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BLOG: What is the Liturgy of the Hours?
God encourages Christians with the gentle command to “pray continually” (1 Thessalonians 5:14-22). In this modern, ever…
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PAKISTAN: More than 200 cases of Christians on blasphemy charges
There have been more than 200 cases of Christians in Pakistan charged with blasphemy – the controversial…
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BLOG: The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
This coming week marks the octave of Prayer and work for Christian Unity. Each year a different…
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PAKISTAN: Education liberating the country’s Christians from poverty
With illiteracy forcing thousands of Christians to work in slave-like conditions across Pakistan, a leading Catholic charity…
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BLOG: The Baptism of The Lord
“God’s grace has been revealed” This coming Sunday, 13th January, marks The Baptism of The…
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SYRIA: ‘We know now that we are not alone’ – say students helped by charity
Up to 300 Syrian university students in war-torn Homs are now able to continue their courses, thanks…
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NIGERIA: Family’s fresh plea for release of Christian schoolgirl held by terrorists
The family of a Nigerian schoolgirl being held by an Islamist terrorist group has called on fellow…
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NIGERIA: Bishop says attacks by Fulani militants are a forgotten tragedy
Violent attacks by Fulani herdsmen are a worse threat to Nigeria’s Christian community than aggression by Islamist…