The number of priests and religious kidnapped increased in 2024, while the numbers arrested for reasons of persecution diminished. In total, ACN registered 121 cases impacting priests and religious, including 13 murders, 37
Fr Marcelo Oliveira accuses neighbouring countries of instigating the violence taking place in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebel groups did not even respect a Christmas truce. Christmas was
Two religious sisters, Vincentia Nwankwo and Grace Okoli, were abducted last Tuesday, 7 January in Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria. They belong to the congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of
The Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in the extreme North of Cameroon has suffered sporadic attacks from Boko Haram. Mgr Bruno Ateba shares with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) his hope for the
The tragic death of Suleman Masih, a 24-year-old Christian, has shocked the local community and once again highlighted the challenges faced by Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan. Suleman was attacked on
Gang violence, forced migration and poverty continue to plague Haiti. The Bishop of Fort-Liberté, Quesnel Alphonse, speaks of looting by gangs, the growing influence of Islam and the trauma of a population that
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