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BLOG: St Valentine
Valentine’s Day is somewhat like marmite With many of us feeling like it’s an easy opportunity for…
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VENEZUELA: Church slams ‘repression and human rights violations’
Catholic leaders appeal for humanitarian aid Venezuela’s Catholic bishops have joined priests, Sisters and lay people to denounce…
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BLOG: A look at materialism inspired by St. Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Avila, one of the Doctors of the Church has a meditation titled “Come away by…
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CENTRAL AMERICA: Introducing Catholic social teaching to one million young people
Young people all across Central America are being introduced to Catholic social teaching thanks to an initiative,…
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UAE: ‘Joy and pride’, as country awaits Pope
Pope Francis’ trip to the United Arab Emirates – the first by a Pontiff to the Arab…
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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…