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As World Youth Day kicks off in Lisbon, Portugal, this week, the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need is launching several initiatives to raise awareness of Christian persecution worldwide. The aim is to encourage pilgrims and participants to actively support the suffering Church in their own countries.
The ACN team in Lisbon has been busy with preparations, rallying volunteers, preparing materials for exhibitions, and finalizing plans for the event. “This is a unique opportunity, and we don’t want to waste it,” Martins de Bettencourt said. “Participating in an event as significant as WYD is not an everyday occurrence, and for ACN, we are treating it as a significant responsibility.”
The head of ACN Portugal stated: “Our goal is to invite each person who visits our booth, the exhibitions and conferences we will be holding, and also the films we will be projecting, to delve deeper into the subject of Christian persecution.” The basilica will also host a conference with testimony from two Christians: Joseph Fadelle, an Iraqi convert from Shia Islam who was arrested, tortured, and forced to flee the country, and Rafi Ghattas, a Palestinian Christian from the Holy Land who will speak about the experience of his community, which currently makes up only 1% of the population.
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