PAKISTAN: Christian woman murdered for refusing to convert and marry
A manhunt is underway in Pakistan for a Muslim man accused of shooting dead a Christian woman…
NIGERIA: Freed at last
There is rejoicing in Nigeria after a Catholic priest from the capital, Abuja, was released 10 days…
LEBANON/SINGAPORE: ‘Cancelling never crossed my mind’
A member of an ancient Chivalric Order, who wanted to raise money for a Catholic charity following…
UK: Global Church gives first-hand accounts of persecution
ACN News Briefing Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)’s #RedWednesday event yesterday (25th November) featured testimonies…
INTERNATIONAL: Asia Bibi backs campaign to free those jailed for faith
Asia Bibi – Pakistan’s first woman to be sentenced to death for blasphemy – has thrown her…
PAKISTAN/UK: Maira – ‘We are constantly receiving death threats – we are extremely scared’
A 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan in hiding from the man trying to hunt her down is…
SYRIA: Charity to provide Christmas coats for Syrian Children
A leading Catholic charity is to provide 25,000 winter coats for Syrian children this Christmas. Aid to…
INTERNATIONAL: Set Your Captives Free
The plight of Christians who are kidnapped or unjustly jailed is the focus of a fresh report…
UK/PAKISTAN: 8,500 and counting call for Maira’s asylum
More than 8,500 people have urged the UK government to grant asylum to a 14-year-old Pakistani Christian…
PAKISTAN: Arzoo’s marriage is anulled
ACN News Briefing On 11th November, the marriage of Christian girl Arzoo Raja was annulled, after she…
IRAQ: ACN funds COVID-19 oxygen machine
An oxygen machine is to be despatched to COVID-hit northern Iraq after a leading Catholic charity agreed…
LEBANON: 100 days on, the rebuild begins
One hundred days after the explosion in Beirut on 4th August, a leading Catholic charity has revealed…