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IRAQ: Cardinal highlights threat to Christianity
Pope’s top minister thanks ACN for helping faithful ‘endure’ persecution The Vatican’s Secretary of State has warned…
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INTERNATIONAL: Speaking up for Suffering Christians
Christian leaders who close to the front line of persecution are coming to the UK next month…
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RUSSIA: God’s love crosses boundaries
Returning from Russia, the UK head of a leading Catholic charity has revealed life-changing ecumenical projects helping…
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SRI LANKA: Sister Wilma pops in to say ‘thank you’ to ACN
A nun who heads a convent in Sri Lanka has thanked a leading Catholic charity for help…
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SYRIA: “Our job is to stand by the sick”
Sisters caring for Syria’s sick and wounded throughout five years of heavy bombardment have received essential medical…
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IRAQ: Celebrations mark return of Christians to Nineveh
About 500 Christian families – up to 2,500 people – celebrated their long-awaited homecoming to Iraq’s Nineveh…
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CUBA: The chapel fell, but not the Church
A leading Catholic bishop in Cuba has described the damage in the parts of his diocese devastated…
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BANGLADESH: Faith flourishing in spite of government discrimination
Exploitation, discrimination and violent outbursts against Bangladesh’s small Christian community are being encouraged by the authorities’ indifference…
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SUDAN: Christian refugee children must recite Islamic prayers before receiving food
Christian children in Sudan’s refugee camps are not receiving food unless they say Islamic prayers, according to reports…
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IRAQ: Sisters look forward to coming home
Religious Sisters in Iraq have set out plans to return to a key town in the ancient…
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PHILIPPINES: Cathedral held by extremists liberated
After more than three months in the hands of Islamist extremists, St Mary’s Cathedral in Marawi City…
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SYRIA: Feeding the thousands
Most families surviving on less than £1.60 a day As life-threatening poverty has left Syria’s war-torn families…