Articles on this issue "Aid to the Church in Need"
Discalced Carmelites in Lebanon say it is crucial for Christians to remain in the Middle East, and they are collaborating to bring jobs and hope to the faithful there. This was the report from …
read moreAfrica's tragic history echoes in its troubled present, but the continent would be suffering even more if it weren't for the Catholic Church, according to an Africa liaison officer for …
read moreIt is said that one of the Islamic fundamentalists who assassinated Father Ragheed Ganni in 2007 screamed to his victim before killing him, "I told you to close the church. ... Why are you …
read moreWhen George Palliparampil, today the bishop of Miao, started ministering in the northeast corner of India, his missionary work was illegal and he had to endure police interrogation. Despite …
read moreThe Church in Ghana faces plenty of problems -- societal corruption from top to bottom, continuing struggles regarding the rights of women and other issues. But the bishop of Jasikan says his …
read moreFor Father Erich Fink, bringing about the conversion of Russia is a lifelong dream -- one that began when he was working in the fields of Germany at only age 10. Now the priest does pastoral …
read moreThe Acts of the Apostles recounts that one of the first converts to Christianity was Ethiopian. Already in the fourth century Ethiopia declared the Catholic faith an official religion -- one …
read moreCatholic missionaries in Ethiopia are directly impacting the view of women's dignity, promoting equality of all people and the education of girls. Aid to the Church in Need, which supports …
read moreThe Church does not judge those infected with AIDS. Rather, it seeks to be a faithful companion and thus becomes "affected" -- drawn in with sympathy. This is a reflection offered by Bishop …
read moreFilipinos might be materially poor, but they have a richness to share with other countries: their Catholic faith. So, while poverty is forcing emigration, these migrants are becoming …
read moreA 37-year-old nun is just one victim among many of recent killings and abductions in the Sudan, threatening the efforts of the newest African nation, reported the bishop of Tombura-Yambio. …
read moreUkrainian seminaries are having to turn away up to half of the young men seeking to become priests due to a lack of space. Coadjutor BishopJaroslav Pryriz of the Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych …
read moreThe Iraqi Archdiocese of Arbil is moving forward with plans to construct a hospital and a university, providing services and jobs for thousands of Christian fleeing violence in the south. …
read moreAccording to an African professor living in Cincinnati, the dire plight of Eritrea gets little international attention because it is a small, poor country with a relatively small population. …
read moreAs the early results of a referendum on secession in Southern Sudan indicate that the region may soon become the 54th independent African state later this year, a bishop there is asking the …
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