The Voice of the suffering and persecuted
ACN takes stock of the situation of Christians around the world in 2020
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"There is a great deal of discrimination and persecution that is either continuing in a less conspicuous way or else receiving very little publicity in the world media."
Egypt: ‘I feel pity for the perpetrators’ of church attack
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"These people have blood on their hands. How can a person live with that burden of guilt?"
This Christmas, to ‘kneel in silent adoration’
December 21, 2020
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"If we were to apply this virtue of humility every day in our relationships with others, we would always have peace in our hearts."
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.”