The parish priest of Gaza called on his flock to “forgive all those who have failed and to ask forgiveness” for their own shortcomings, as preparation for what he hopes will be an end to this war. Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza, shared [...]
On 10 October 2025, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV received the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International in a private audience at the Vatican, marking 25 years of the foundation’s continued mission to defend the right to religious freedom and to give a voice to Christians [...]
The Church in Syria has been sheltering families during renewed violence in Syria following the recent election. Speaking to Aid to the Church in need, Father Hugo Alaniz, who has been a missionary in Aleppo for more than a decade said the last 24 hours have been harrowing for the [...]
As Sudan reels from civil war and displacement, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is standing firm with the Church and its people - empowering catechists, supporting missionaries, and helping communities hold fast to their faith. Father Jorge Naranjo, a Spanish Comboni missionary now based in Port Sudan, recently [...]
For many students at the Catholic University in Erbil (CUE), childhood was marked by sorrow, fleeing, and fear. But through the compassion of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), those heartbreaking stories are being rewritten. ACN scholarships have given students like Yohanna Yaqub Alzebari not just a chance to [...]
Religious sisters have been holding the fort – dealing with wild youths – in a remote part of Cuba that priests can only visit once a month. The Missionary Sisters of Jesus, Word and Victim (Misioneras de Jesús Verbo y Víctima) (JVV) have been entrusted with the parish of Guasimal [...]
In Guerrero, one of the most violent states in Mexico, faith is the last refuge for a people who live under the weight of organised crime. Bishop José de Jesus González of the Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa carries out his pastoral mission with a commitment that has put him, quite literally, [...]
The Gaza Strip is currently going through one of the darkest periods of its recent history. Yesterday a United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide against the population of Gaza, denouncing crimes against humanity in the conflict which has been ongoing for almost two years. [...]
On the 20th anniversary of the “One million children praying the Rosary” initiative, ACN calls on prayers “for peace and unity in a world wounded by division, conflict, and suffering”. Children all over the world are once again being invited to participate in the annual “One million children praying the [...]
A Toyota Land Cruiser was dispatched to the Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in Pemba, Cabo Delgado. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) responded to their cry for help to meet the demands of their growing congregation. Sister Aparecida said to ACN that the vehicle would be [...]
