Charity accuses international community of failing Iraq’s Christians

By John Newton and Maria Lozano If the international community does not take immediate action, forced emigration could decimate what remains of the Christian population in the Nineveh Plains – a Catholic charity has warned in a new report. According to the report by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), unless steps... Read More

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June 22, 2020

One Mass celebrated every 23 seconds for charity’s supporters

By John Newton Mass was celebrated roughly every 23 seconds somewhere around the world in 2019 for the intentions of a Catholic charity’s supporters. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) sends stipends from its benefactors to help priests where the Church is suffering or in dire need. According to ACN’s recently-released international annual report... Read More

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January 30, 2020

Muslim MP to run marathon to beat Christian persecution

Rehman Chishti, the MP for Gillingham and Rainham, has announced that he will run this year’s London Marathon for a charity which helps persecuted Christians. Mr Chishti said he was running for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) because of its “fantastic” work. The MP, who is the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom... Read More

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March 11, 2019

Million-pound aid package for the Middle East’s suffering Christians

A leading Catholic charity has delivered a fresh £1million aid package offering a lifeline to suffering Christians in the Middle East. Aid to the Church in Need announced today that during the first two months of 2019 it had paid out emergency relief and pastoral support for the Middle East including almost £750,000 for Syria... Read More

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October 31, 2018

Asia Bibi’s family thanks God for her acquittal

Asia Bibi’s husband and daughter have today described news of her acquittal as the “most wonderful moment” of their lives – and thanked God for answering their prayers. Pakistan’s Supreme Court this morning overturned the death sentence hanging over the Catholic labourer from Punjab who in 2010 became the first woman in the country condemned... Read More

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