The international head of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has expressed horror at the killing of three people just before the start of Mass in France – and called on world leaders to condemn the attack. In a statement made on Thursday, 29th October, Dr Thomas Heine-Geldern, international executive [...]

The coronavirus pandemic has left Bethlehem’s tourism-reliant economy in tatters, according to a shop owner, who has appealed to pilgrims, saying he longs for the day when they can safely return. Rony Tabash, owner of the Nativity Store in Bethlehem, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that COVID-19 [...]

At the weekly General Audience yesterday 27th October, Pope Francis prayed for peace in conflict-ridden parts of Cameroon, in the wake of a school shooting in Kumba which claimed the lives of several school children. The Holy Father expressed sorrow over the tragic murders of at least six students by [...]

The parents of a 13-year-old Christian girl kidnapped in Pakistan have joined forces with a Catholic charity in their struggle to win back their daughter abducted by a man who forced her to marry him and convert to Islam. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), which supports persecuted Christians, [...]

The provisional closure of several Catholic Church missions in the province of Cabo Delgado is one of the direct consequences of the climate of insecurity in this region where, since October 2017, violent attacks by terrorist groups have taken place. Father Kwiriwi Fonseca, one of the heads of communication for [...]

The Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Mary have been dedicated to children for many years. Since 2001, the Catholic Church runs an orphanage with 50 children in Kapshagay. The Sisters make great sacrifices to raise these children and young people who mostly come from unstructured families and their work is bearing [...]

The International Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need condemns the violent attacks on churches in Santiago de Chile yesterday, 18 October. Two temples were attacked by protesters at a time when several hours of peaceful demonstration were taking place to celebrate the beginning of the social outbreak of [...]

The villages of Knayeh and Yacoubieh, in Idlib province, close to the Turkish border in western Syria, still find themselves under the control of jihadist groups. Here the fearsome Islamic caliphate still holds sway; the sharia is the law, women are forced to wear veils, Christian properties have been confiscated [...]

Mgr Najeeb MICHAEEL, Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, has been listed as one of the three finalists to obtain the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European Parliament. The decision will be announced tomorrow 22 October. When the Islamic State arrived in Mosul in August 2014, Mgr Najeeb Michaeel ensured the [...]

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is increasing its planned aid programme for the Christians affected by the massive explosion in Beirut on August 4 this year – to a total of 5 million Euros. The aid mainly relates to the repair and reconstruction of Church-related buildings within the [...]