Tag: Aid to the Church in Need
Catholic organisations urge prayer for Nicaragua amid crackdown on church
The Pontifical Mission Societies and Aid to the Church in Need are urging Christians to pray for peace in Nicaragua.
Voices raised for peace in the Middle East
Melkite Archbishop of Beirut Georges Bacouni told his story at the Aid to the Church in Need’s “witnesses of faith” tour on 2 December.
St Mary’s Cathedral to offer Masses on 17 October for peace...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has encouraged Sydney Catholics to pray for peace at St Mary's Cathedral or in their home parishes
Red lights shine for modern martyrs
“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church,” wrote Tertullian in the second century. Nearly two millennia later Australia has remembered...
Persecution to levels near genocide, new ACN report declares
Jihadists and nationalists have driven rates of Christian persecution to extreme levels approaching genocide in some countries around the world, according to a new...
#Go2Mass in honour of persecuted Christians
Red Wednesday is a day for the church to remember and support Christians around the world who are persecuted and oppressed for their religious...
Religious freedom restricted worldwide, says report
ACN report on religious freedom shows effect of COVID
By Cindy Wooden and Marilyn Rodrigues
More than half the world’s population experiences restrictions on religious freedom...
Online Rosary campaign uniting thousands of Children in Prayer
When one million children pray the Rosary, the world will change.
Report spotlights Christians in need
Aid to the Church in Need faces increased challenge of supporting poor and persecuted Christians.
Seminarian murdered by kidnappers
Bishop confirms the death of 18-year-old seminarian after kidnapping in Nigeria.
Defender of the Faith: Fr Paul Stenhouse MSC
Tributes poured in for the legendary priest, journalist and editor, Fr Paul Stenhouse MSC
Cathedral turns red for persecuted Christians
Following a decade of genocide, the persecution of Christians in key Middle Eastern countries has declined over the last two years, the latest bi-annual...
