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Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deep concern over the escalating violence in Syria, particularly in the coastal region, where hundreds of civilians have fallen victim to indiscriminate attacks. The situation has created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, also for Christian communities, who have already...
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The President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), reflects on the situation in Syria, and expresses concern in particular for the nation’s Christian communities, warning their 'erosion' from the nation would be not only 'a tragic loss' for Syria but for the stability...
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Pope Francis presides at the Canonisation Mass for 14 new Saints, including 11 martyrs killed in Syria for refusing to renounce their faith, and upholds their Christian witness by noting they lived Jesus’ way of service....
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On a cool Wednesday autumn afternoon in Blacktown, John* and his wife Rebecca stand outside their temporary accommodation, awaiting Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv. As the Bishop arrives he is greeted with a warm smile from the couple and invited inside. Walking into their modest house the Bishop and...
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Posted on 17 March 2016 By John Newton Jihadists may be to blame for cutting off essential water and electricity supplies in Aleppo, according to a bishop who fears for the lives of those affected. Bishop Georges Abou Khazen, the Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo, the largest city in Syria, told...
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Source: John Pontifex, Aid to the Church in Need Posted 15 January 2016 Food has become “the most deadly weapon of war” in Syria, according to a leading Catholic charity’s Middle East projects coordinator, who says both government and rebel forces are blocking humanitarian aid to force entire communities...
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deep concern over the escalating violence in Syria, particularly in the coastal region, where hundreds of civilians have fallen victim to indiscriminate attacks. The situation has created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, also for Christian communities, who have already...
Pope Francis presides at the Canonisation Mass for 14 new Saints, including 11 martyrs killed in Syria for refusing to renounce their faith, and upholds their Christian witness by noting they lived Jesus’ way of service....
On a cool Wednesday autumn afternoon in Blacktown, John* and his wife Rebecca stand outside their temporary accommodation, awaiting Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv. As the Bishop arrives he is greeted with a warm smile from the couple and invited inside. Walking into their modest house the Bishop and...
Posted on 17 March 2016 By John Newton Jihadists may be to blame for cutting off essential water and electricity supplies in Aleppo, according to a bishop who fears for the lives of those affected. Bishop Georges Abou Khazen, the Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo, the largest city in Syria, told...
Source: John Pontifex, Aid to the Church in Need Posted 15 January 2016 Food has become “the most deadly weapon of war” in Syria, according to a leading Catholic charity’s Middle East projects coordinator, who says both government and rebel forces are blocking humanitarian aid to force entire communities...