The Voice of the suffering and persecuted
In Aleppo, Syria, a Mass in gratitude for ACN donors
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"Your support makes the families stay in the country."
Bishop labels killing of Christian farmers in Nigeria’s Middle Belt ‘calculated genocide’
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“It appears as though what is happening here is part of a grand conspiracy. Our national government has not shown convincing signs of real commitment to end the carnage."
Venezuelan diocese mourns drowning victims
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"Sadly, we cannot stop the practice, and as a result many families from here, from our diocese and from Venezuela generally, are left mourning their loved ones.”
In Lebanon, a daily struggle to feed three grandchildren
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“The situation of the Christians in Lebanon is uncertain, but Jesus is always with us and nobody can throw us out from here."
In Pakistan, Imran finally walks free after 11 years
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"The question I must ask is who is responsible for his having to spend more than 11 years behind bars for a crime he never committed.”
Pakistani Catholic family prays for canonization of martyred son
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"He was ready to sacrifice his life if God gave him a chance to protect others."
In Syria, the passing of a fighter for hope
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“I was raised an orphan; the Church was my mother. Now all of us in Syria feel like orphans.”
Pope’s visit to Iraq will offer local Church a lifeline
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“The visit will not just be important for the Christians, but for all the minorities of Iraq, including the Yazidis with whom we have shared so much pain in these last years.”
Iraqi Church welcomes 2021 papal visit
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"The Pope’s decision to visit is a sign of the Holy Spirit at work.”
In Lebanon, Nabil is a Christmas miracle baby
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"For being close to Christ means shouldering his cross. My son has lived that reality since the 15th minute of his life."