“JESUS IS MY ROCK” Ceremony
“Jesus is my Rock” Ceremony - ACN broke ground on Tuesday, 1st May, in Homs, Syria, where nearly 100 destroyed homes will be repaired. The reconstruction effort was set to begin on the 1st May, the feast of St. Joseph the worker, this time around 100 houses are to be renovated in a venture [...]
Pope Francis, Kirill and Patriarchs United for Peace in Syria
The Patriarch of Moscow had a long phone call with the Pontiff, following the missile attacks by the US, France and Great Britain. The dialogue was attended to Bartholomew of Constantinople, Theophilus of Jerusalem, Theodore of Alexandria and John of Antioch. Contacts with the press, to communicate the initiatives of the Church leaders. Moscow - [...]
Lithuania and Syria united in memory of persecuted Christians in the Middle East
Red lights to illuminate cathedrals in Lithuania and Syria for the modern martyrs following Conference “Calvary of Christians: Persecuted Christians testify” at the Lithuanian Parliament On Monday 26 March at 20:00 (19:00 CET) the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) together with the Lithuanian government and Catholic Bishops’ Conference will light in [...]
The Situation in Damascus is Critical
The inhabitants of the Christian suburbs in the Syrian capital express their desperation at the constant attacks upon them. The international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is calling for prayers and for a cessation of all violence. According to a report sent to the pontifical foundation ACN by Caritas International, [...]
ACN to Illuminate Coliseum in Red
ACN TO ILLUMINATE COLISEUM IN RED – AND CHURCHES IN ALEPPO AND MOSUL AT THE SAME TIME BREAKING THROUGH THE BARRIERS OF INDIFFERENCE TO PERSECUTION! “Our aim is to break through the indifference, above all among the international community, and to strive to ensure that after 24 February no one can continue to ignore the [...]
Turkish offensive in northern Syria: Christians desperate for help
by Karla Sponar Two days after the attacks on north Syria began, Christians in Afrin have launched an urgent public appeal for help. “The congregation of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Afrin is asking for immediate international protection for the believers in the city,” reads the appeal, which was forwarded to the international [...]
Bishop Miraculously Avoids Death!
Bishop miraculously avoids death – as bomb lands in his bedroom. Church building on only street named in New Testament suffers damage during bombardment. Sisters in nearby convent also have narrow escape One bishop narrowly avoided death when a bomb landed on his bed during a bombardment of Syria’s capital Damascus. Maronite Archbishop Samir Nassar’s [...]