A leading archbishop has hit out at international sanctions on Syria which are crippling the country and plunging those who survived the civil war into dire poverty. In a message seen by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Maronite Archbishop Samir Nassar of Damascus said that the economic crisis [...]
Archbishop of Bhopal sees encouraging signs in spite of the crisis India is currently experiencing a devastating surge of COVID-19 cases. About 68 million Christians live in India. Many of them belong to the poorest classes of society and are discriminated against in various parts of the country. In spite [...]
ON TRINITY SUNDAY, MAY 30, DURING THE ANGELUS GREETING, Pope Francis announced a forthcoming meeting with Church leaders from Lebanon, to be held July 1. Responding to the news, Dr. Thomas Heine-Geldern, executive president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), issued the following statement: “ACN is delighted to [...]
In his apostolic letter Redemptoris Custos Pope Saint John Paul II discusses the “important task” of“ raising” Jesus, that is, “feeding, clothing and educating him in the Law and in a trade, in keeping with the duties of a father” The Sisters of Saint Joseph in Ukraine do the same, [...]
With great sadness the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation has received news of the passing of Mother Marie-Catherine Persévérance on Monday 24.05.2021 in Dakar (Senegal). She dedicated her life to the care and concern for the poor in Niger, especially through service to women. The pontifical foundation Aid [...]
The vicariate of San José del Amazonas lies in the far north of Peru, in the Amazon rainforest, close to the border with Colombia and Brazil. This is a remote area with no roads, where the main routes of travel are along the major rivers like the Amazon and the [...]
The international president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has expressed sorrow at the violence that has killed more than 242 people in the Holy Land as well as hope that the ceasefire struck early Friday, 21st May, will hold. Dr Thomas Heine-Geldern spoke of his sadness about [...]
Unadulterated horror and new life often go hand in hand in Nigeria. The deeply moving story of one of the victims of Boko Haram is one such example. S. will never forget that horrible day in November 2018. She has relived it over and over again. And still does. Now [...]
“We are very excited about the most recent Apostolic Letter Antiquum Ministerium, with which the pope has established the ‘lay ministry’ of catechist with its own Rite of Institution,” Regina Lynch, director of projects at the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), says. “Our project [...]
Bishop from East Congo deplores terrorism and human rights violations in a talk with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Speaking to the pontifical foundation ACN International, the Catholic bishop of Butembo-Beni (East Congo) denounced the serious human rights violations being carried out in his diocese by marauding militia [...]
