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Break the Silence is a podcast series by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) (UK), featuring discussions about faith, Christian persecution, religious freedom and advocacy. ACN is a Catholic charity supporting the suffering Church throughout the world and raising awareness of Christian persecution.
ACN UK hosts ACN Break the Silence, a religion show with 42 episodes published.
In this episode, John Pontifex speaks to Sr Justina Nnajiofor OP, superior of a convent in Zamfara, one of the most dangerous places in Nigeria. She reflects on faith, courage and serving others in the midst of insecurit
Courageous Christian Ribqa Nevash lifts the lid on sexual violence in Pakistan and how children as young as nine are abducted and forced to renounce their faith. Speaking to ACN's John Pontifex, she describes how her fea
Long-time ACN project partner Sister Annie Demerjian RJM has risked her life offering help and hope in Lebanon and Syria. In this podcast, she recounts her many experiences working alongside fellow Sisters and volunteers
Joanna Bogle joins us to discuss her lifelong commitment to speaking out for the persecuted and suffering Church. Together, we explore what faithfulness, courage, and solidarity look like in practice.
ACN's John Pontifex and Elliott Banks discuss their recent trip to Iraq investigating freedom of religion for Christians and other minorities, and the wider challenges cause by the latest conflict.
In this episode, Dr Caroline Hull talks to Bishop William Shomali, Patriarchal Vicar of Israel and Palestine about the situation for Christians living in the Holy Land today. Many Christians in the region describe themse
Bishop Jovitus tells ACN's Nathalie Raffray how the Church in Tanzania has been forced to navigate its response to the violence following contentious elections. People have been killed or are missing and any protests shu
Rupert Shortt is a British author and journalist known for writing about the modern-day persecution of Christians around the world. He is joined by ACN’s John Pontifex to discuss issues related to the decline of Christia
Bishop John Bakeni is Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri in north-eastern Nigeria. His community was afflicted by years of Boko Haram insurgency and frequent terror attacks. Bishop John believes the diocese would not have sur
Father Peter Konteh was ordained during the height of Sierra Leone’s brutal 10-year civil war. He joins ACN's John Pontifex to discuss his over three decades of pastoral ministry and humanitarian work, including his role
Tobias Yahaya serves as a catechist in Sokoto, northern Nigeria – one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian. He has survived a number of attempts on his life, including a stabbing, but has not hesit
Catholic Unscripted hosts Katherine Bennett and Mark Lambert join ACN's Patricia Hatton and Amy Balog to discuss the importance of #RedWednesday and ACN's work in general. They also reflect on stories of persecution and
Archbishop Angaelos is the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London, UK. For many years, His Eminence has been a great supporter of ACN’s work, including the annual #RedWednesday campaign. He sits down with ACN (UK)’s John P
Missionary priest Fr Will Conquer wrote one of the first-ever books about St Carlo Acutis before his beatification. Amy Balog of ACN (UK) speaks to Fr Will about St Carlo's life and legacy, as well as ACN's support for t
Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London sits down with ACN (UK)'s John Pontifex to discuss the past, present and future of the Church in Ukraine. They also highlight the s
In conversation with ACN (UK)'s John Pontifex, Archbishop Linus Neli gives an update on the situation in Manipur, India two years after extreme violence erupted, causing much suffering for the Christian community and oth
Dr Robert Royal has been writing about modern-day Catholic martyrs for decades. In this conversation with Amy Balog of ACN (UK), Dr Royal shares his reflections on the deeply inspiring faith and perseverance of today’s p
Regina Lynch, ACN (International) Executive President, has visited persecuted Christian communities in 60 countries over her 45 years at ACN. She sits down with John Pontifex of ACN (UK) to reflect on the charity's missi
Hundreds of churches have been burnt down and thousands of families displaced by anti-Christian violence in Manipur, India. Archbishop Linus Neli gives a harrowing account of the suffering endured by many Christians in t
The Church in Lebanon is thriving, despite the ongoing crisis. ACN's Marielle Boutros coordinates emergency and pastoral aid programmes to help keep the faith alive in the heartland of Middle Eastern Christianity. Amy Ba
Mark Lambert
1 appearance on this show
Dr Robert Royal
speaker at conference
1 appearance on this show
Sister Annie Demerjian RJM
ACN
1 appearance on this show
John Pontifex
ACN (UK)
5 appearances on this show
John Bakeni
Maiduguri Diocese
1 appearance on this show
Angaelos
Coptic Orthodox Church
1 appearance on this show
Amy Balog
ACN (UK)
1 appearance on this show
Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London
1 appearance on this show
Regina Lynch
ACN
1 appearance on this show
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