Podcast appearances and mentions of john pontifex

John Pontifex, Head of Press and Public Affairs at Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) talks about his recent and highly dangerous trip to Nigeria. Aid to the Church in Need is a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church and ministers to suffering Christian communities worldwide. www.acnuk.orgJUST LIFE is Radio Maria's programme encompassing all aspects everyday life, airing on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10am, rebroadcast at 10pm the same day, and Saturdays 11am and 8pm. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. www.radiomariaengland.uk

We are joined by John Pontifex and Dr John Newton for the latest updates from Aid to the Church in Need, focusing this month on their work in Syria, Lebanon and Nigeria, shining a particular light on the recent political turmoil and rumours of Christian persecution in the UK media. www.acnuk.org/.ACN is a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church and ministers to suffering Christian communities worldwide. JUST LIFE is programme encompassing all aspects everyday life, airing on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10am, rebroadcast at 10pm the same day, and Saturdays 11am and 10pm. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. www.radiomariaengland.uk

Today we hear the story of Maira Shahbaz, the Christian girl from Pakistan in hiding for four years following abduction forced conversion, sexual violence and forced marriage. Aid to the Church in Need is a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church, supporting the Catholic faithful and other Christians where they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need. In this episode of Afternoons with Radio Maria we hear about the problem of forced marriages.

This episode features John Pontifex, Head of Press and Public Affairs with Amy Balog, Press Officer. JUST LIFE is a human formation programme brought to you by Radio Maria, airing on weekdays at 10am and rebroadcast at 10pm.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

John and Amy introduce us to Aid to the Church in Need's biennial Persecuted and Forgotten report, launched just this week in Parliament. From the attack on Churches in Jaranwala to a story of forced conversion and marriage in Egypt, is persecution of Christians worsening worldwide and what can we do to help? John Pontifex is Head of Press and Public Affairs and Amy Balog is Press Officer at ACN, Aid to the Church in Need, a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church supporting Christians wherever they are oppressed or in need. JUST LIFE is a human formation programme brought to you by Radio Maria, airing on weekdays at 10am and rebroadcast at 10pm.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

JUST LIFE is a human formation programme brought to you by Radio Maria, airing on weekdays at 10am and rebroadcast at 10pm.  If you enjoyed this programme, please consider making a once off or monthly donation to Radio Maria England by visiting www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or calling 0300 302 1251 during office hours. It is only through the ongoing support of our listeners that we continue to be a Christian voice by your side.

In this monthly update from Aid to the Church in Need, John Pontifex, Head of Press and Public Affairs, tells us about the recent work of the charity in Nigeria, Liberia and Pakistan. For any further information, please email John on johnp@acnuk.org. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is a Catholic charity and Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church that supports Christians around the world who are persecuted, oppressed, or suffering material need JUST LIFE is programme encompassing all aspects everyday life, airing on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10am, rebroadcast at 10pm the same day, and Saturdays 11am and 8pm. Radio Maria is on digital radio (DAB+) in selected regions, the Radio Maria Play app (Europe/England), our website live-player⁠ and via a smart speaker. If you have enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. www.radiomariaengland.uk

On the World Day of Prayer John Pontifex and Fr Dominic Robinson speak about the themes of this year's World Day of Prayer and pray for those Christian women from around the world who are suffering. John Pontifex is Head of Press and Information at Aid to the Church in Need and Fr Dominic Robinson SJ is from the Church of the Immaculate Conception Farm Street and Westminster Justice and Peace. JUST LIFE is a programme that encompasses all aspects of everyday life. It is live Monday to Friday at 10am and is rebroadcast at 10pm and on Saturday at 11am. If you have enjoyed this programme, please consider making a one-off or monthly donation to support us. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to continue being a Christian voice by your side. ⁠⁠www.radiomariaengland.uk

John Pontifex of ACN, Aid to the Church in Need, talks about the current crisis in Pakistan.

Aid to the Church in Need monthly updates from John Pontifex, hosted by Helena Judd.

An update from John Pontifex of Aid to the Church in Need.

John Pontifex of Aid to the Church in Need, the international Catholic charity helping persecuted Christians, is the guest on this 43rd episode of Merely Catholic, the podcast series for the Catholic Herald. He tells Dr Gavin Ashenden of how the charity began with one priest reaching out in solidarity to Christians behind the Iron Curtain before enlarging and spreading to more than 130 countries. He describes the work undertaken by Aid to the Church in Need and he sets out how Christians are being persecuted today, including a shocking report from a recent visit to Pakistan, a country in which the Christian minority continues to live in fear of relentless harassment, discrimination and Islamist violence.

With John Pontifex from ACN. 2023-02-22

In June 2022 more than 40 worshippers were killed when extremists opened fire during the Pentecost Sunday Mass at a church in Bishop Jude's diocese of Ondo. John Pontifex, Head of Press & Information at Aid to the Church in Need, talks to Bishop Jude about this terrible tragedy and the increasing persecution that Christians face in Nigeria - 7800 have been killed in the last eighteen months. Bishop Jude gives an impassioned plea for prayer and vocal support. Sign ACN's Red Wednesday petition here: https://acnuk.org/petition-2022/

ACN, Aid to the Church in Need, introduce their new report 'Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2020-22' which was launched yesterday in the Houses of Parliament. The first of a series of five programmes, today John Pontifex, Head of Press & Information, and John Candia, Parliamentary and Press Officer, introduce the report and the initial findings. In later episodes they will focus in on four regions: Nigeria, Iraq, Pakistan, and China and Russia. Find ACN's Red Wednesday petition here: https://acnuk.org/petition-2022/

Mornings with Radio Maria - 2021-11-19 - Aid to the Church In Need Aid the Church in Need is a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church, supporting the Catholic faithful and other Christians where they are persecuted, oppressed of are in pastoral need. John Pontifex and Fr. Dominic Robinson speak to listeners about this year's #RedWednesday2021 Campaign. As a result of targeted violence, around the world, millions of Christians are now displaced or refugees. Countless numbers have been driven from the homes, lost their livelihoods and even their liberty and their lives because of their faith. This year our special focus is on the kidnap, forced marriage and conversion, rape and sexual enslavement of Christian women and girls.

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, we look back at Pope Francis' historic visit to Iraq. We hear from the Most Rev. Bashar Warda of the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil, and we examine the significance of the trip with a panel of experts, Fr. Dominic Robinson, SJ and John Pontifex of Aid to the Church in Need, UK and Stephen Rasche of the Catholic University in Erbil.

This week, on a special edition of the SLHour, we look back at Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq. We hear from the Most Rev. Bashar Warda of the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil, and we examine the significance of the trip with a panel of experts, Fr. Dominic Robinson, SJ and John Pontifex of Aid to the Church in Need, UK and Stephen Rasche of the Catholic University in Erbil.

The British Library is hosting an exhibition on the Anglo Saxons, looking at 600 years of art, war and religion. Harry Farley speaks to lead curator Dr Claire Breay about the role of faith between the fall of Roman Britain and the Norman Conquest. David Neuberger, former President of the Supreme Court, opens up about his regrets, concerns and the difficulties facing the judiciary as part of a new series looking at the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by public servants. Asia Bibi, the Christian Pakistani woman acquitted for charges of blasphemy, is still in danger from mob violence, her supporters warn. As pressure builds on the Home Office to offer her asylum in the United Kingdom, we speak to a close friend of the family John Pontifex, from Aid to the Church in Need, and Usama Hassan, from Quilliam. Producer: Harry Farley Editor: Amanda Hancox

John Pontifex shares the breaking news that the Pakistan Supreme Court has acquitted mother of five Asia Bibi, who has been on death row for the last 8 years on charges of blasphemy. John Pontifex is Head of Press and Information at ‘Aid to the Church in Need’. Photo © British Pakistani Christian Association.

John Pontifex shares the breaking news that the Pakistan Supreme Court has acquitted mother of five Asia Bibi, who has been on death row for the last 8 years on charges of blasphemy. John Pontifex is Head of Press and Information at ‘Aid to the Church in Need’. Photo © British Pakistani Christian Association.

Yolande Knell soaks up the atmosphere in Bethlehem's Manger Square as Christians worldwide prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Reporter Vishva Samani talks to women sleeping rough in Manchester and asks why their numbers are increasing. A Muslim, a Jewish and a Hindu family each describe what they get up to on the 25th December. Two years ago, the Butrus family fled persecution Iraq and Syria because of their Christian faith. As they prepare to celebrate their second Christmas in this country, they tell Edward Stourton about their flight and their hopes for the future. In recent years, Islamic extremist such as ISIS and Boko Haram have attacked Christians in the Middle East and Africa but there is growing concern for Christian communities in India, Pakistan and China too. John Pontifex from Aid to the Church in Need tells Edward why persecution against Christians is on the rise. Since 1983, the choir of King's College Cambridge has performed a new carol at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. This year's is by Welsh composer Huw Watkins, Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music, we get a sneak preview. In the early years of the 20th century, 'the wizardry of Mr Marconi' enabled the BBC to celebrate a very British sort of Christmas with the rest of the world. To take a look at those first festive offerings from Auntie Beeb, Edward is joined by Paul Kerensa, author of a new book called 'Hark! The Biography of Christmas'. Sarah Mullally has just been appointed to the one of the top jobs in the Church of England - she is going to be the next Bishop of London. She talks about the challenges ahead and how her background in nursing will impact on her new role. Producers: Helen Lee Lissa Cook Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.

With Stephen Rasche, Cristina Odone and John Pontifex. Presented by Damian Thompson.

The conservative Anglican group GAFCON UK have released a document listing clergy who they say have 'violated' the Church of England's 'authoritative teaching on sexuality'. GAFCON's chairman Andy Lines defends the strategy in a debate with the Bishop of Salisbury Nicholas Holtam who has called the statement, 'outrageous'. In a report to be released next week the Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need, say religious fundamentalism is more 'lethal than ever seen before'. The report's editor, John Pontifex joins Edward. Alex Strangwayes- Booth reports on the growing number of Gypsies and Travellers in England who say they have given up drinking alcohol and fortune-telling because they've joined a new Christian movement called Light and Life. The German Islamic organisation that calls itself 'True Religion' was banned on Tuesday after the authorities accused it of recruiting jihadists. Professor Peter Neumann from King's College London tells Edward more about the group. Dr Anabel Inge is the first researcher to have gained open access to women in the UK Salafi community. Her new book, 'The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman: Paths to Conversion' has just been published. The discovery of eighty Anglo-Saxon graves in East Anglia was publicised this week. Kevin Bouquet takes a look at some of the skeletons and finds out why researchers say they are providing new information about early Christianity. A court has ruled that a terminally-ill 14-year-old girl could have her body cryogenically preserved in the hope she could later be brought back to life. Professor John Harris and Professor John Millbank debate the ethical issues raised by the decision. Producers: David Cook Carmel Lonergan Series Producer: Amanda Hancox Photo courtesy of MOLA.

As the EU Referendum campaigns get underway, Edward Stourton speaks to two Christians on opposite sides of the argument who are both taking to social media to garner support for their views. Adrian Hilton runs the influential Cranmer blog; Michael Sadgrove is the emeretus dean of Durham. A cross-party group of peers has written to the Prime Minister urging him to put pressure on the UN Security council to declare the assaults on Christians in Syria and the Middle East a Genocide. John Pontifex from "Aid to the Church in Need" tells Edward why the term is appropriate and the positive effects that the designation could have. The Church in Wales has parachuted an American religious leader in to the diocese of St Asaph to help its churches re-connect with their communities. Mark Yaconelli explains his approach to Edward. Paul Chambers, a sociologist of religion, explains why religion in Wales has declined more steeply than in the rest of the UK. Cardinal George Pell will be giving evidence to the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse from a video link in a Rome hotel room. A heart condition means he has been advised against travelling home to Australia to give evidence in person. Andrew West from ABC sets the scene for the hearing which begins on Sunday night/Monday. Producers: Rosie Dawson Carmel Lonergan Series Producer: Amanda Hancox photo by: Parker Fitzgerald for Uniqlo.