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Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam Mass Rocks

Ecclesiastical Province of Tuam Mass Rocks

NewsAid to the Church in Need1 June 2021Mass Rocks, Tuam, Achonry, Clonfert, Elphin, Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora, Killala

Ecclesiastical Province of Dublin Mass Rocks

Ecclesiastical Province of Dublin Mass Rocks

NewsAid to the Church in Need1 June 2021Mass Rocks, Dublin, Ferns, Ossory, Kildare and Leighlin

Allegations of Genocide in Northern Ethiopia

Allegations of Genocide in Northern Ethiopia

NewsAid to the Church in Need31 May 2021Tigray, Ethiopia, Genocide, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Abune Mathias, aid to the church in need, Catholic, Christian Persecution

Fears of humanitarian crisis in DRC following volcanic eruption

Fears of humanitarian crisis in DRC following volcanic eruption

NewsAid to the Church in Need28 May 2021DRC, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Catholic, Christian Persecution, aid to the church in need, Volcano, Goma, Humanitarian crisis

Nigerian priest murdered and another kidnapped

Nigerian priest murdered and another kidnapped

NewsAid to the Church in Need28 May 2021Nigeria, Kidnapping, Catholic, Christian Persecution, aid to the church in need, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Katsina

Volcano Erupts in Eastern DRC

Volcano Erupts in Eastern DRC

NewsAid to the Church in Need27 May 2021Volcano, DRC, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Goma, Catholic, Christian Persecution, aid to the church in need

Ireland's Mass Rocks

Ireland's Mass Rocks

NewsAid to the Church in Need27 May 2021Mass Rocks, Penal Laws, Ireland, Irish Catholic, Holy Mass, aid to the church in need, Catholic, Christian Persecution, Irish Martyrs

Four Killed in Myanmar Church Attack

Four Killed in Myanmar Church Attack

NewsAid to the Church in Need27 May 2021Myanmar, Cardinal Bo, Church attacked, Catholic, Christian Persecution

Remembering Mother Marie-Catherine

Remembering Mother Marie-Catherine

NewsAid to the Church in Need26 May 2021aid to the church in need, Catholic, Christian Persecution, Niger, Senegal, Mother Marie-Catherine

ACN supporting 18,000 catechists worldwide

ACN supporting 18,000 catechists worldwide

Project, NewsAid to the Church in Need18 May 2021South Sudan, Uganda, Catechist, Antiquum Ministerium, Catholic, Christian Persecution, aid to the church in need

Eastern DRC in a State of Misery

Eastern DRC in a State of Misery

NewsAid to the Church in Need17 May 2021Bishop Paluku Sekuli Melchisédech, Diocese of Butembo-Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Allied Democratic Forces, ADF, aid to the church in need, Catholic, Christian Persecution

ACN Supporting Catechists

ACN Supporting Catechists

Project, NewsAid to the Church in Need12 May 2021Catechist, South Sudan, Uganda, aid to the church in need, Catholic, Christian Persecution

An uncertain future for Jordan's Christians

An uncertain future for Jordan's Christians

NewsGeorgia L. Gilholy12 May 2021Jordan, Refugees, Christians, aid to the church in need, Catholic, Christian Persecution

Blasphemy accusations against Christian nurses in Pakistan dropped

Blasphemy accusations against Christian nurses in Pakistan dropped

NewsAid to the Church in Need11 May 2021Pakistan, Nurses, blasphemy, aid to the church in need, Catholic, Christian Persecution

Pray the Rosary for Nigeria

Pray the Rosary for Nigeria

Project, NewsAid to the Church in Need6 May 2021Nigeria, Boko Haram, Catholic, Christian Persecution, aid to the church in need

India: “It is only our faith that keeps us going”

India: “It is only our faith that keeps us going”

NewsAid to the Church in Need4 May 2021India, Delhi, Catholic, Christian Persecution, aid to the church in need

COVID-19 takes heavy toll on Latin American Church

COVID-19 takes heavy toll on Latin American Church

News, ProjectAid to the Church in Need4 May 2021Latin America, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, aid to the church in need, Catholic, Christian Persecution

Ethiopia: "We need to turn to the true God"

Ethiopia: "We need to turn to the true God"

News, ProjectAid to the Church in Need30 April 2021Ethiopia, Tigray, TPLF, Aid to the Church in Need, Eritrea, Christian Persecution, Catholic

Ukrainian Catholics hope for Papal visit

Ukrainian Catholics hope for Papal visit

NewsAid to the Church in Need29 April 2021Ukraine, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic, Catholic, Christian Persecution, Aid to the Church in Need

Xinjiang’s Vanishing Christians

Xinjiang’s Vanishing Christians

NewsGeorgia L. Gilholy27 April 2021China, Xinjiang, Uyghurs, Chinese Christians, Georgia Gilholy