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July 2010
SUDAN: Let the people decide their future in a referendum – 28 July 2010
Sudan's bishops have warned that the country could return to violence unless the government prepares for the referendum due to take place early next year.
IRAQ: Church mourns bishop "who was always smiling" – 27 July 2010
Tributes have been paid to Bishop Andreas Abouna, Chaldean auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, who died in hospital in northern Iraq this morning, aged 67.
PAKISTAN: "Justice must be served" after Christian killings – 26 July 2010
A bishop in Pakistan has led calls for justice for two brothers gunned down outside a crowded law court while being guarded by police.
INDIA: Answering the call of priesthood despite persecution – 22 July 2010
A bishop in north India says the Church - and vocations in particular - is continuing to grow, in spite of the challenge of persecution.
PAKISTAN: Church will not give way to fear, despite new killings – 21 July 2010
The faithful in Pakistan will mark the first anniversary of anti-Christian atrocities in spite of fresh violence which left two young men dead.
ZIMBABWE: Rosaries offer the hope of prayer to the poor – 19 July 2010
A Sister in Zimbabwe has thanked Aid to the Church in Need for providing hundreds of rosaries for a people who feel their only hope is prayer.
SYRIA/IRAQ: Vital help despatched to Iraqi refugees – 13 July 2010
The bishop coordinating a massive relief operation for Iraqi Christians fleeing to Syria has thanked Aid to the Church in Need for its ongoing emergency help.
NIGERIA: Raising the roof on new university chapel – 12 July 2010
A bishop in Nigeria has thanked Aid to the Church in Need for helping him put a roof on a university chapel - a key part of his diocese's evangelisation work.
ETHIOPIA: Challenges of preaching to young in a foreign tongue – 9 July 2010
The Community of Saint John have taken over the Youth Chaplaincy work in Addis Ababa diocese - but have the challenge of learning a new language.
EGYPT: Rare new Church to be built in new town – 7 July 2010
Catholics in Egypt are seizing the opportunity to build a church in a country where permission normally takes up to 30 years and needs the president's approval.
UNITED KINGDOM: 100 days of prayer for the Pope – 2 July 2010
Aid to the Church in Need supporters have pledged the equivalent of more than 100 days of continuous prayer for Pope Benedict XVI.
June 2010
ETHIOPIA: Keeping young charismatics in the Church – 30 June 2010
Growing enthusiasm for Pentecostal Christianity is helping to attract young people to the Catholic Church in Ethiopia, a bishop from Addis Ababa has said.
UNITED KINGDOM/MIDDLE EAST: Crisis at the crossroads of faith – 28 June 2010
A leading Vatican expert on Islam has spelled out the problem of Islamic extremism at Aid to the Church in Need's latest information event.
PORTUGAL: Amazon missionary launches Heroic Priests book – 25 June 2010
An English priest whose missionary work in South America earned him a place in a book honouring heroic clergy has helped launch the Portuguese version.
AFRICA: Child's bibles are good news for continent's youngsters – 23 June 2010
Aid to the Church in Need is helping to spread the Good News to Africa's children by publishing its Child's Bible in even more languages.
UNITED KINGDOM: Birmingham's day for the Suffering Church – 16 June 2010
Aid to the Church in Need's forthcoming event at Birmingham Oratory will include eye-witness reports on key issues facing persecuted Christians today.
SPAIN: Compostela pilgrimage finishes with a surprise – 15 June 2010
Aid to the Church in Need pilgrims to the Tomb of St James in Spain were granted last-minute special access to the relics of the saint before they returned home.
SUDAN: Bishop predicts peace despite fears of war – 10 June 2010
Bishop Paride Taban has predicted Sudan will not return to war despite increased instability following Sudan's controversial general elections in April.
INDIA: Let's keep helping the helpless, says archbishop – 9 June 2010
An archbishop has praised the Indian government for resisting pressure to curb Christian help for the poorest of the poor.
CHILE: More tent chapels after February earthquake – 7 June 2010
Aid to the Church in Need is funding more tent chapels to temporarily replace churches which were destroyed by February's earthquake in Chile.
TURKEY: Aid to the Church in Need's tribute to slain bishop – 4 June 2010
Aid to the Church in Need pays tribute to the late Bishop Luigi Padovese, a longstanding friend and project partner of the charity, who was stabbed to death by his driver on Thursday, 3rd June.