
LEBANON: Fresh help for Beirut
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced another massive programme of aid to…

UK/LEBANON: 100km for 300,000 people made homeless
A benefactor of a leading Catholic charity has raised more than £2,700 for the people of Beirut…

IRAQ: Rescuer of ancient books from Daesh destruction nominated for award
A bishop in Iraq has been nominated for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought for saving…

MOZAMBIQUE: Fresh aid for families fleeing from jihadists
Trauma counselling and pastoral care for families escaping jihadists in Mozambique are being provided by the UK…

INTERNATIONAL: Pontiff backs charity’s rosary campaign
Pope Francis has given his public support to a charity’s rosary campaign, calling on children around the…

PAKISTAN: Seven wasted years
The head of a Catholic human rights’ organisation in Pakistan has hit out at the country’s justice…

NIGERIA: Government failure has turned Nigeria into ‘a boiling pot’
On the 60th anniversary of the independence of Nigeria, a leading Catholic bishop has said that government…

INTERNATIONAL: Helping the Church tackle the COVID crisis
Projects helping Christians badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic are among the latest round of aid provided…

INTERNATIONAL: Senior Vatican Cardinal calls on children to pray rosary against COVID
A senior Vatican Cardinal has urged children to pray the rosary to end the COVID-19 crisis. His…

PAKISTAN: Maira’s struggle for justice takes a fresh turn
A 14-year-old Pakistani girl’s struggle to be free of the man who raped her – and blackmailed…

UKRAINE & RUSSIA: COVID-19, ecumenism and rehabilitating drug addicts
PPE for 3,478 priests ministering in COVID-hit Ukraine and urgent help for a drug rehab centre in…