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Egypt - “The Leaven in the Dough”

Posted on 07 November 2009

During a recent interview with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Msgr. Ibrahim Sedrak, Coptic Catholic Bishop of Minya, Egypt, took the opportunity to discuss the social and pastoral work being done by his Church in a…

Building Hope in Lebanon

Posted on 06 November 2009

A groundbreaking plan to provide spiritual and pastoral support to Christian lay faithful in a mainly Muslim area of Lebanon is being hailed as a key initiative to stem the decline of the Church in the region.

When the Spiritual Center…

Pakistan: Your Support Sustains Us in Our Hour of Need

Posted on 24 October 2009

A leading bishop in Pakistan gave his heartfelt thanks to the friends and benefactors of leading Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), saying that their prayers and support are desperately needed at a time of increasing suffering…

Sudan - On the Path to Peace or War?

Posted on 24 October 2009

A senior bishop in Sudan has warned that the country could be on the road back to war amid signs of increased tension in the run-up to the long-awaited referendum on cessation for the south.

Speaking to Aid to the Church…

ACN Scottish Office is Officially Opened

Posted on 22 October 2009

Aid to the Church in Need’s (ACN) new office in Scotland was officially opened and blessed in a service of special significance for persecuted and other suffering Christians.

Dermot Lamb, ACN’s newly-appointed Scottish administrator, welcomed friends and benefactors of the charity…

ACN Offers Emergency Help in the Philippines

Posted on 10 October 2009

Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will provide emergency aid to the Philippines as the region grapples with a natural disaster of epic proportions.

Responding to a desperate appeal for help, the charity for persecuted and other…

Lessons of Hope in Pakistan

Posted on 07 October 2009

A group of brave and dedicated priests in Pakistan have described their struggle to provide education in a poverty-stricken region grappling with an influx of refugees from Afghanistan.

Italian missionary Fr. Peter Zago told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN),…

Poverty has Increased Dramatically in Ethiopia

Posted on 06 October 2009

Poverty has increased dramatically in Ethiopia, and many Catholics there are blaming climate change.

Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the charity for persecuted and other suffering Christians, Bishop Rodrigo Meija of the Vicariate of Soddo-Hosanna, described…

New Life for Old Cloisters in Brazil

Posted on 03 October 2009

Demand for education in the Christian faith from people in Brazil has paved the way for the transformation of one of the country’s most historic Church buildings.

The Benedictine monastery in João Pessoa, the capital of Paraíba state in north-east Brazil,…

No Safety for Christians in Iraq?

Posted on 02 October 2009

Christians in Iraq are beginning to flee the only place where they thought they were safe – their ancient homelands in the Nineveh plains.

Reports have come in from clergy in the north of the country that in the past…

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