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Irish born ACN Head of Projects to travel with Pope to Iraq

Irish born ACN Head of Projects to travel with Pope to Iraq

NewsAid to the Church in Need4 March 2021Papal Visit, Pope Francis, Iraq, Regina Lynch, ACN, Aid to the Church in Need, ROACO, Christian Persecution, Catholic

Stole for Pope Francis's visit to Iraq

Stole for Pope Francis's visit to Iraq

NewsAid to the Church in Need3 March 2021Papal Visit, Pope Francis, Iraq, Chaldean, Syriac, Lent 2021, Aid to the Church in Need

Brother of assassinated Pakistani government minister speaks out

Brother of assassinated Pakistani government minister speaks out

NewsAid to the Church in Need3 March 2021Pakistan Christian Catholic Persecution Martyr, Aid to the Church in Need, Asia Bibi

Pope’s visit brings hope to Iraqi Christians

Pope’s visit brings hope to Iraqi Christians

NewsAid to the Church in Need26 February 2021Pope Francis, Erbil, Papal Visit, Iraq, Chaldean, Catholic, Aid to the Church in Need, Christian Persecution

An experience of the Cross

An experience of the Cross

NewsAid to the Church in Need25 February 2021mozambique, Terrorism, Aid to the Church in Need, Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa, Catholic, Christian Persecution

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

NewsAid to the Church in Need24 February 2021Burkina Faso, Catholic, Islamists, Terrorism, Covid-19, Aid to the Church in Need, Christian Persecution

Christian converts face discrimination in Morocco

Christian converts face discrimination in Morocco

NewsAid to the Church in Need22 February 2021Morocco, Christian Persecution, Catholic, Converts, Aid to the Church in Need

Kidnapped by Boko Haram

Kidnapped by Boko Haram

NewsAid to the Church in Need18 February 2021Nigeria, ISWA, ISIS, Islamic State in West Africa, Leah Sharibu, Christian Persecution, Aid to the Church in Need

Africa's North Korea

Africa's North Korea

NewsAid to the Church in Need18 February 2021Eritrea, Human Rights, Catholic, Christian Persecution, Aid to the Church in Need, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Patriarch Abune Antonios

Rebuilding Iraq's Churches

Rebuilding Iraq's Churches

News, ProjectAid to the Church in Need16 February 2021Iraq, Pope Francis, Syriac Catholic, Papal Visit, Christian Persecution, Aid to the Church in Need, ISIS, Al-Tahira Church, Qaraqosh, Mosul

Positive first step for Pakistan's Christians

Positive first step for Pakistan's Christians

NewsAid to the Church in Need12 February 2021pakistan, Christian Persecution, Catholic, Aid to the Church in Need

Haiti faces “Explosive” Crisis

Haiti faces “Explosive” Crisis

NewsAid to the Church in Need11 February 2021Jovenal Moïse, Haiti, Catholic, Earthquake, Christian Persecution, Aid to the Church in Need

The Persecution of Pakistan's Christians

The Persecution of Pakistan's Christians

News, ProjectGuest User10 February 2021pakistan, Christian Persecution, Catholic, Asia Bibi, Aid to the Church in Need

Growing Persecution of Christians in Africa

Growing Persecution of Christians in Africa

Project, NewsAid to the Church in Need10 February 2021Africa, Niger, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Christian Persecution, mozambique, Aid to the Church in Need

Less than a month until Pope Francis visits Iraq

Less than a month until Pope Francis visits Iraq

NewsAid to the Church in Need10 February 2021Pope Francis, Iraq, Catholic, Papal Visit, Christian Persecution, ISIS, Aid to the Church in Need, Iraqi Christians

Religious Sister Kidnapped by Islamists

Religious Sister Kidnapped by Islamists

NewsAid to the Church in Need9 February 2021Mali, Colombia, Al Qaeda, Christian Persecution, Catholic, Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez Argoty

ACN UK lodges asylum petition for Maira Shahbaz

ACN UK lodges asylum petition for Maira Shahbaz

NewsAid to the Church in Need8 February 2021Pakistan, Catholic, Christian Persecution, Maira Shahbaz

15th anniversary of Italian priest's martyrdom

15th anniversary of Italian priest's martyrdom

NewsAid to the Church in Need5 February 2021Turkey, Martyr, Catholic, Christian Persecution, Aid to the Church in Need

Cardinal issues statement on Myanmar Coup

Cardinal issues statement on Myanmar Coup

NewsAid to the Church in Need4 February 2021Myanmar, Coup, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Aung San Suu Kyi

Catholics call for reform in Cuba

Catholics call for reform in Cuba

NewsAid to the Church in Need3 February 2021Cuba, Catholic, Communism, Aid to the Church in Need, Christian Persecution