SRI LANKA: Sister Wilma pops in to say ‘thank you’ to ACN
A nun who heads a convent in Sri Lanka has thanked a leading Catholic charity for help…
SYRIA: “Our job is to stand by the sick”
Sisters caring for Syria’s sick and wounded throughout five years of heavy bombardment have received essential medical…
IRAQ: Celebrations mark return of Christians to Nineveh
About 500 Christian families – up to 2,500 people – celebrated their long-awaited homecoming to Iraq’s Nineveh…
CUBA: The chapel fell, but not the Church
A leading Catholic bishop in Cuba has described the damage in the parts of his diocese devastated…
BANGLADESH: Faith flourishing in spite of government discrimination
Exploitation, discrimination and violent outbursts against Bangladesh’s small Christian community are being encouraged by the authorities’ indifference…
SUDAN: Christian refugee children must recite Islamic prayers before receiving food
Christian children in Sudan’s refugee camps are not receiving food unless they say Islamic prayers, according to reports…
IRAQ: Sisters look forward to coming home
Religious Sisters in Iraq have set out plans to return to a key town in the ancient…
PHILIPPINES: Cathedral held by extremists liberated
After more than three months in the hands of Islamist extremists, St Mary’s Cathedral in Marawi City…
SYRIA: Feeding the thousands
Most families surviving on less than £1.60 a day As life-threatening poverty has left Syria’s war-torn families…
BURKINA FASO: Overcoming hatred with help for all
ACN project head warns of growing Islamist influence from abroad Praises Church’s outreach to the poor regardless…
IRAQ: Up to 15,000 more Christians returning home this month
Within just one month up to 15,000 displaced Iraqi Christians are expected to return to the town…
SYRIA: Aleppo is coming back to life
Parts of Aleppo are coming back to life with people returning in large numbers to the bomb-blasted…