In this episode, Michael Kelly and Brandon Scott discuss Michael's recent ACN trip to the Holy Land and how the Christian community are faring three years after the outbreak of war. Also, how exactly did ACN bring 10,000 children together to pray the rosary in Ireland?
24 Sept 2026
We Stayed With Our People - inside War-torn Gaza’s Holy Family Parish
Amidst so much darkness and violence, Holy Family Church in Gaza City - which is supported by the generosity of so many ACN benefactors - remains a beacon of light. In this episode, the remarkable parish priest Fr Gabriel Romanelli shares with Michael Kelly the great suffering of the people, but also what allows them to keep faith and persevere.
9 Jul 2026
Venezuela’s Devastating Earthquake, Religious Freedom and Hope in the Holy Land
With almost 4,000 people killed by powerful earthquakes and tens of thousands of homes destroyed, ACN is on the ground supporting the local people. Brandon and Michael also look at the importance of lobbying politicians around religious freedom and signs of hope from the Holy Land.
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22 Apr 2026
A message of Hope from the Holy Land in a Time of War
For more than 50 years, Bishop William Shomali has served the Christians of the Holy Land as a priest. He reflects with Brandon Scott on the powerful witness of Aid to the Church in Need in the Holy Land, how he keeps hopeful and a special message of peace he will bring to Ireland next month.
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3 Apr 2026
Iraqi Christians: Living in the Shadow of the Cross
In this edition of the Faith Under Fire podcast by ACN Ireland, Michael and Brandon interview Archbishop of Erbil Bashar Warda, who talks about his Catholic upbringing in the Middle East, his time in Ireland in the mid-1990s, the stark decline of the Christian population since the 2003 war, how ACN is tackling the issues facing Christians in the country, and his hopes for the future.
24 Mar 2026
How Catholic immigrants are helping to grow the faith in Europe
Ferdinand Habsburg has recently been appointed as Secretary General of Aid to the Church in Need International. He sat down with Brandon Scott and Michael Kelly for the ‘Faith Under Fire’ podcast to speak about his distinguished royal family, the faith that brought him to ACN, the hope he derives from the suffering Church and how Catholic immigrants are helping to grow the faith in Europe.
12 Mar 2026
Some of the most inspiring people I have met are those persecuted for their Christian Faith
Irishwoman Regina Lynch, who heads the world’s leading charity supporting persecuted Christians Aid to the Church in Need, tells Brandon Scott and Michael Kelly about finding hope in the most desperate of places, and her dismay at the fact that the persecution of Christians is largely ignored in the West.
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23 Feb 2026
Holy Land Christians: Keeping faith in a time of war
Though now only 2% of the population of the Holy Land, the Christians are a vital faith community that traces their roots back to the first people to hear the message of Jesus. In this episode, Michael Kelly talks about a recent visit to the Christians of the Holy Land and Brandon Scott reflects on their long-term future and the resilience of Holy Family in Gaza.
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