Conflict and persecution are displacing Christian communities in parts of Africa and Asia, as authoritarian repression and religious nationalism increase pressure elsewhere. The report Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2024–26 has found that conditions for Christians worsened in 55 percent of the 18 countries [...]
Following her recent visit to the Holy Land, Regina Lynch speaks about the challenges facing local Christian communities, the importance of supporting their livelihoods and faith, and why Christians around the world should not forget the land where the faith was born. You returned from Holy Land just a few [...]
The Catholic Church plays an outsize role in the services it provides in Egypt, especially in the poorer regions, but its faithful continue to face difficult challenges as a minority within a large country. The Eparchy of Luxor has approximately 25 thousand Catholics who are served by 37 priests and [...]
After more than three years, Fr Anton Lässer is stepping down from his position as ecclesiastical assistant to Aid to the Church in Need - International (ACN). The Austrian Fr Anton, 65, was asked by his superiors to return to the service of the Passionist Congregation. As of 1 October, [...]
As the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary today, 7th October, hundreds of thousands of children around the world are uniting for the final day of One Million Children Praying the Rosary. Pope Leo joined hundreds of children at the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican [...]
As the olive harvest approaches, the residents of Alma el-Chaab hope to obtain permission to work their land. In testimony collected by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), their parish priest, Maronite Chorbishop Maroun Ghafari, describes the daily reality of a dispersed community trying to prepare for its return. [...]
As wars continue to affect the region, ACN is helping to support Christian education all across the Middle East. Keeping schools running is key to preserving Christian communities. September marks the resumption of school for most of the northern hemisphere, but in many regions, including the Middle East, the return [...]
Fr Luigi Maccalli learned in captivity to forgive and pray for his enemies, following the example of Jesus. In an interview with ACN, he shared his experience. Fr Pier Luigi Maccalli was working as a missionary in Boamanga, Niger, when he was kidnapped by armed men, on 17 September, 2018, [...]
On 1 October, between 700 and 1,000 children from schools and parishes in Rome will join the Holy Father in the Vatican Gardens, marking the beginning of the “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” initiative promoted by Aid to the Church in Need. Pope Leo XIV will join hundreds of [...]
In a meeting with ecclesiastical assistants from national offices of ACN, Cardinal Kurt Koch highlighted the “ecumenism of the martyrs” which is helping heal wounds between different Christian confessions. The international president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Cardinal Kurt Koch, has called on the pontifical foundation to [...]
