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WORLDWIDE: New international Executive President for Catholic charity
Faith and trust in God will be the model of leadership for Aid to the Church in…
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SYRIA: Bishop appeals for peace
Following the latest attacks in Syria, one of the country’s leading bishops has issued an impassioned plea…
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NIGERIA: Fears of ‘jihadist crusade’ deepen after Christians are shot dead
Islamist nomadic herdsmen may be about to launch another “jihadist crusade” involving “mass murder”, according to a…
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CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE: Reaching out in faith within the rain forests
A Catholic charity’s fact-finding and project-assessment trip to a remote corner of Africa – the first of…
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INTERNATIONAL: HRH The Prince of Wales sends Easter message of support
The message has been inspired by The Prince’s recent meetings with Christian Church leaders…
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INTERNATIONAL: Prince of Wales’s Easter message highlights suffering of Christians
HRH The Prince of Wales has expressed his support for Christians suffering for their faith around the…
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SYRIA: Homs needs new hope
More help is urgently needed to encourage Christians to stay in Syria, according to a leading archbishop…
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EGYPT: Coptic Pope: ‘Help our faithful to stay’
The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church has called on a Catholic charity to redouble its efforts…
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IRAQ: “Help families home now – or Christianity could disappear from the country”
Christianity will be reduced to a token presence in Iraq – unless more families are given aid…
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BULGARIA: Church teaches Romany youth how to break poverty trap
Salesian Father Martin Jilek, who works in the Romany (Gypsy) neighbourhood of Stara Zagora city, Central Bulgaria,…
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IRAQ: “Daesh have robbed and demolished every church”
A Christian woman has spoken of her heartbreak seeing Mosul’s desecrated churches – and remains fearful of…
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SYRIA: New soles for Syrian souls
450 elderly people receive new shoes – thanks to ACN More than 450 of the poorest elderly…