• #41 - Even death threats won't silence me
    May 28 2026

    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 fearless advocacy for persecuted Christians climaxed when she told her story to a packed Westminster Abbey where she met HM The King.

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    24 mins
  • #40 - Faith Ablaze Even in the Darkest Night
    Apr 23 2026

    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 providing urgent practical assistance and spiritual support to people on the frontline of deadline conflict and extreme poverty.

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    30 mins
  • #39 - A Life Dedicated to Standing Up for the Persecuted and Suffering Church
    Apr 16 2026

    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.

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    20 mins
  • #38 - The Shifting Sands Between Peace and War
    Mar 27 2026

    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.

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    28 mins
  • #37 - Bishop William Shomali: The living stones - Christianity in the Holy Land
    Mar 20 2026

    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 themselves as "the living stones" of the Church having been the first communities to embrace the teachings of Christ, Our Lord.

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    33 mins
  • #36 - Bishop Jovitus Francis Mwijage: Avoiding politics in the Church
    Feb 27 2026

    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 shut down.

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    17 mins
  • #35 - Rupert Shortt: The Decline and Persecution of Christianity
    Feb 12 2026

    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 Christianity in the West, as well as religious freedom violations globally.

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    36 mins
  • #34 - Bishop John Bakeni: Faith in the Shadow of Extremism
    Jan 14 2026

    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 survived without the help of ACN benefactors. He joins ACN's John Pontifex for a conversation about the power of the Christian Faith in the shadow of Islamist extremism.

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    30 mins