The parish priest of Gaza has said that the re-opening of a Catholic school in the devastated territory offers “a sign of hope” for people who have very little to be hopeful about. Holy Family School in the old city of Gaza re-opened this morning for approximately 1,000 students, serving [...]
From 1 to 7 October, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is inviting children, families, schools and parishes around the world to take part in “One Million Children Praying the Rosary”. This year, the initiative will unfold as a worldwide week of prayer, beginning with a vigil in Rome [...]
The Catholic Church in Nepal has mobilised to support the victims of the devastating floods that struck the Himalayan country on 26 August, sweeping away entire villages and leaving thousands dead or missing. “In some places along the Bhote Koshi River, entire villages have been wiped out. Many houses along [...]
Christian schools in Jerusalem announced the suspension of classes on 1 September 2026, due to the non-renewal of entry permits into the city for dozens of members of their staff. The strike was supposed to be indefinite, but was called off after one day, after Israeli authorities renewed some of [...]
The Catholic Church is at the forefront of efforts to help victims of the earthquake that struck one of the most densely Christian islands of Indonesia. The Indonesian island of Flores was recently struck by a severe earthquake that registered at 7.7 in the Richter scale. The 15 August earthquake [...]
During his homily at the Pontifical Mass marking the ninth centenary of the translation of the relics of Saint Agatha in Catania, Sicily, Cardinal Pietro Parolin invited the faithful to pray for the many Christians persecuted around the world. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Holy See Secretary of State, presided over Mass [...]
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Mozambique has denounced an “exponential rise” in criminality in the country, following an attack on the house of a group of religious sisters in the Archdiocese of Nampula. The attack occurred on 8 August, in Mecuburi. Shortly after midnight the criminals scaled the [...]
Emergency aid is to be sent to Colombia by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in response to the earthquake that has devastated parts of the country. Within 36 hours of the 7.4 quake that struck on 10th of August, ACN agreed to provide funding to assist immediate needs. [...]
On 25 July, in Lebanon, the Maronite Church celebrated the beatification of Patriarch Elias Hoyek (1843-1931), the father of “Greater Lebanon” and founder of the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family, with whom Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has several projects. On Saturday, 25 July, thousands of faithful [...]
From Spain to the USA, several churches have been vandalised in the past three months. Although the attacks seem unrelated to each other, they show that religious freedom is not to be taken for granted, even in majority Christian countries. The popular European shrine of Medjugorje, in Bosnia, was vandalised [...]
