Pilgrims gathering in Rome for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly at the end of May will receive a special children’s Bible. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has prepared a fresh version of its Child’s Bible which has been translated into more than 190 languages [...]

The only Catholic parish in Gaza City has been forced to radically cut back on the aid it provides because of the three-month aid blockade, which was only lifted on May 22. Father Gabriel Romanelli told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that the parish has reduced resources to [...]

Through practical support and respect for their dignity, the Church in Nouakchott is showing the face of Christ to migrants. In a context where the Gospel can essentially only be proclaimed through action, the Church in Mauritania, supported by ACN, reawakens the hope of those who thought they were forgotten.  [...]

The international Catholic charity supported projects in the dioceses run by then Bishop Prevost in Peru, and more recently continued to cooperate with him in his capacity as president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.  The executive president of pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Regina [...]

For eleven years now, the light of hope has been shining from across Malta and Gozo, spreading to the ends of the faith, bringing hope, comfort, and solace to many who face the darkest trials for their faith. On May 13, 2014, when Baron Johannes Freiherr Heereman inaugurated the Malta [...]

An Indonesian priest recalls how Pope Francis’ visit to his country, where Christians are a small but vibrant minority, illustrates his legacy as a Pope of simplicity, close to the peripheries of the Church.  Pope Francis’ visit to Asia and Oceania, in September 2024, remains a symbol of his concern [...]

Over 1,000 benefactors of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), from 23 different countries, will be participating in a pilgrimage to Rome, from 7-10 May 2025, within the context of the Jubilee that officially began with the opening of the Holy Door in St Peter’s Basilica, [...]

Christians are a small minority in Turkey. With priests serving the small number of scattered faithful, Mass stipends provided by ACN are essential support.  “We do not forget you when we ascend to the Lord’s altar,” writes Fr Massimiliano Testi, one of 26 priests in the Apostolic Vicariate of Istanbul [...]

Crying women, soldiers with emotional and physical wounds, families destroyed by uncertainty…Fr Anton Lässer and Magda Kaczmarek from ACN report on these and other stories, which make visible the deep wounds of the conflict in Ukraine.  The scars of the war in Ukraine are not only visible on bodies; they [...]

Haiti’s growing security crisis is taking a deadly toll on the Church and civilians alike, according to a missionary Sister. Sister Helena Queijo told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that Haiti’s population is “suffering greatly” because of the increased violence around the capital, Port-au-Prince. The Spiritan [...]