Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced an increased aid package for the approximately 1,000 Christians remaining in Gaza, as well as Christian families in the West Bank and East Jerusalem who have been impacted by the ongoing Gaza conflict, through the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The majority [...]
A ninety-seven-year-old artist in Portugal is making recycled religious artwork from material she salvages to help suffering Christians. Maria Antónia Cabral creates traditional Portuguese devotional images of saints from materials that would otherwise be sent to landfill and is giving the money from selling her art to Aid to the [...]
In a collective statement on the situation in war-torn Sudan, the country's Catholic Bishops appeal to the international community to intensify efforts to end the violence in the country. They also express concern that the protracted fighting may aim to block solidarity between the people of Sudan. The Catholic Bishops [...]
During the Angelus on the occasion of the feast of St. Stephen — the first Christian martyr — Pope Francis renewed his call for peace and brought attention to the persecution that Christians are facing around the world. “Today, 2,000 years later, unfortunately we see that the persecution continues: There [...]
Church leaders have confirmed the killing of more than 160 people in Nigeria’s Middle Belt over Christmas, attacks which they say saw the “deliberate targeting” of Christians. The killing spree began on 23rd December and went on for four days, with 26 villages in Plateau State coming under fire. Speaking [...]
The head of the Catholic Church in Ukraine met with Aid to the Church in Need to discuss the challenges the country faces. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the largest Catholic Church in Ukraine, met with representatives of international foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), on the [...]
With the world’s eyes on Gaza, few are aware that the Palestinians in the West Bank are also suffering the social and economic effects of the war in the Holy Land. Aid to the Church in Need has been accompanying Christians in the Holy Land since the very beginning of [...]
“Glory to God in the highest, and peace on Earth to all mankind” (Lk: 2, 14). These words in the Gospel of St Luke were sung by the angels on Christmas Eve when they appeared to the shepherds. Centuries before, Isaiah had written the following about the coming of the [...]
Even the faces of the seven children look sad and serious. Somewhat tense, they sit next to their parents on the worn-out sofa. The living room is surrounded by bare, light brown walls from which the plaster is crumbling off in big flakes; in many places the brickwork is showing [...]
While many Christian families have fled to safer areas, priests and religious stay to minister to those who remain to look after their homes, or who are too old or frail to relocate. ACN is helping with food packages and medical assistance, as well as access to online education for [...]
