As attacks by Islamist militants continue in Cameroon, the bishop of the worst-affected diocese has stressed the importance of providing education and giving people hope as an antidote to extremism. Jihadist terrorist group Boko Haram has been carrying out “sporadic attacks” in northern Cameroon, mainly to “steal food, livestock, money [...]
The Diocese of Nouna thanks ACN for supporting catechists. Thanks to the help from ACN, the Burkinabé Diocese of Nouna has been able to supply six months of basic foodstuffs to 30 internally displaced catechists in the parishes of Nouna, Solenzo and Saneba, so that they can feed their families [...]
Thanks to the generosity of our benefactors , we were able to provide three small motorcycles for the Franciscan Fathers running two parishes in the south of the country. The archdiocese of Kananga covers part of the southern Kasai region, which in 2016 and 2017 witnessed terrible and gruesome violence. [...]
Just over a year after extremists murdered more than 300 people in coordinated attacks targeting Christian villages in Plateau State, Nigeria, the faithful gathered for a special Mass to remember the victims last Sunday (5 January). Bishop Michael Gobal Gokum of Pankshin celebrated the Epiphany Mass at Saint John the [...]
Vocations at one of Burkina Faso’s main seminaries increased by more than 10 percent in the past five years – in spite of frequent attacks by jihadists who have seized control of more than half of the country’s territory. There are 281 students at Saints Peter and Paul Kossoghen Major [...]
It has been fifteen years since Pope Benedict XVI instituted the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, which is celebrated on May 24, the feast of Mary Help of Christians, patron saint of the country. This feast is celebrated in the Asian country with utmost devotion. Before [...]
A seminary damaged and ransacked by Russian troops – who stole a chalice given by Pope St John Paul II – plans to re-open its doors this September with help from ACN. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced that it will help rebuild Sacred Heart Seminary in [...]
The situation in Kyiv is getting more and more dire. A massive military convoy, more than 60 km (38 mile) long, is moving towards the Ukrainian capital. As the city increasingly comes under fire, priests are sticking it out with their communities in bunkers and aid raid shelters. The testimonies [...]
According to its own reports, the Russian army has yesterday, 8 March, put in place a new ceasefire in Ukraine and has opened “humanitarian corridors” for five cities. One of them is Mariupol, a port on the Azov Sea which is besieged by Russian troops. There have already been four [...]
All over Ukraine, stories are emerging of Priests, Sisters and Lay people, standing strong, holding on to faith and expressing courage and hope in the face of the ongoing war in Ukraine. These testimonies are being shared first hand by ACN's project partners on the ground in Ukraine. Irina and [...]
