<![CDATA[Faith Under Fire]]>Working so that Christians can thrive everywhere.

A podcast of Aid to the Church in Need Ireland.

With Michael Kelly & Brandon Scott

]]>https://www.acnireland.org/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sun, 03 May 2026 02:10:43 GMTFri, 20 Feb 2026 08:32:31 GMT60Aid to the Church in Need Ireland<p><b>Working so that Christians can thrive everywhere.</b></p><p>A podcast of Aid to the Church in Need Ireland.</p><p></p><p>With Michael Kelly &amp; Brandon Scott</p>episodicAid to the Church in Need Irelandadmin@acnireland.orgno<![CDATA[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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]]>aee55f32-3bf8-4e09-a8f3-a45698367fc8Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:44:28 GMT<p>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.</p><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.acnireland.org/" target="_blank">https://www.acnireland.org/</a></p>no00:32:31A message of Hope from the Holy Land in a Time of Warfull<![CDATA[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.

]]>5c4987a7-cecb-4be5-8217-b3b664358141Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:15:00 GMT<p>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.</p>no00:34:2714Iraqi Christians: Living in the Shadow of the Crossfull<![CDATA[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.

]]>fdd3c11f-7e7d-4d96-90d8-d87a579f566cTue, 24 Mar 2026 12:28:35 GMT<p>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.</p><p></p>no00:30:0413How Catholic immigrants are helping to grow the faith in Europefull<![CDATA[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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]]>3e39ef18-b2a2-4b4a-b64e-57a922300380Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:52:21 GMT<p>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.</p><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.acnireland.org/" target="_blank">Visit the ACN Ireland website</a></p>no00:32:2312Some of the most inspiring people I have met are those persecuted for their Christian Faithfull<![CDATA[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.

]]>20814c10-653d-4779-ad11-02b3583ac0d3Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:38:48 GMT<p>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.</p>no00:29:36Holy Land Christians: Keeping faith in a time of warfull