ACN News
NIGERIA: Kidnapped priest’s Way of the Cross
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Father Idahosa Amadasu. (© Veritas Communication Benin)
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A Nigerian priest abducted and held for ransom by gunmen has given a harrowing account of the fear and humiliation he suffered in captivity.
Speaking for the first time to ACN, Father Idahosa Amadasu said that he did not know whether he would survive after being captured by masked men while driving on a notoriously dangerous road in Benin Diocese, southern Nigeria.
Father Amadasu said that the men started shooting at him, forcing him to stop the engine and get out of his car with his hands held up.
Continue reading the story here.
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ACN Events
Lenten Stations of the Cross Service: 7pm on Wednesday 27th March 2024
Where: Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, 114 Mount Street, Mayfair, London W1K 3AH
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As we enter Holy Week, Father Dominic Robinson SJ, parish priest at Farm Street and ACN's Ecclesiastical Assistant, invites you to join our Lenten service. The service will be sung by the
Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory and directed by Charles Cole, featuring pieces by Thomas Tallis and Henry Purcell.
Afterwards, guests will be invited to meet with ACN staff and hear more about the work and projects we are supporting. A collection will be taken for our Holy Land emergency appeal.
If you are unable to attend the event will be livestreamed here.
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ACN Prayer
ACN Day of Prayer for Haiti – Friday 22nd March
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Marian sanctuary in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Responding to a call from Catholic Bishops there, please join ACN benefactors around the world today in praying for peace and reconciliation for the people of Haiti.
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Our Stations of the Cross with prayers and reflections for the persecuted and suffering Church is now available – a wonderful resource for Holy Week. Download it here.
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ACN Chaplaincy
Community of Prayer
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Our ACN Chaplaincy team would love to build an ACN community of prayer around the country. Would you be willing to take a very quick, anonymous survey to help us plan for the future? If so, please click the button below to answer a few questions, it should take no more than 5 minutes.
Thank you so much – you are always in our prayers.
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ACN Shop
Lent & Easter Gifts
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With Easter nearly upon us, for cards, gifts and to see our exciting new Eastertide range, visit our shop by clicking the button below.
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| Eastertide product range |
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ACN Online
New digital content coming soon!
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In addition to our growing range of Instagram ‘lives’, in April, ACN is excited to be launching our new Break the Silence podcast.
This will include conversations with prominent clergy, parliamentarians and Catholic commentators on issues of faith and the persecuted Church – including witness testimony from around the world. Watch out for more details.
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