Father Gabriel Romanelli is responsible for the Church of the Holy Family, the only Catholic parish in the entire Gaza Strip and which has also become a refuge for hundreds of people fleeing the bombings and the violence that is affecting this entire territory. In an interview with the ACN, [...]

A Christian living in Bethlehem has recounted how war, disease and economic crisis are hitting the faithful in the place where Christ was born. Speaking to ACN, Rony Tabash, a member of a Christian family that has lived in Bethlehem for generations, described how the current conflict is directly impacting [...]

Mexico is considered one of the most violent and dangerous countries in the world. According to a report on criminality in Mexico, by the country’s National Citizen’s Observatory, there were 15,560 victims of intentional homicide in the first half of 2023, 70.2% of whom were killed with firearms, a crime [...]

In a recent telephone conversation with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Sister Nabila expressed deep concern for around 100 traumatized children who are housed in the parish complex and who have known nothing but war throughout their lives. "We just want peace, peace. We have had six wars [...]

Ms Leah Sharibu was one of 110 schoolgirls seized by Boko Haram/ISWAP from the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State on 19th February 2018 – but she was the only surviving pupil not to be returned after she refused to renounce her Christian Faith as the price [...]

Today is the day! There is still time to join one million children from all over the world including over 5000 from Malta and Gozo, to pray the rosary together for peace and unity. October is the month of the rosary and the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in [...]

With the deadline to evacuate northern Gaza approaching, religious Sisters announced that they were staying with those who are unable to leave. The Sisters of the Rosary – who have called for renewed prayers for peace – told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that they would be remaining [...]

“Many of our Latin American benefactors are not wealthy, but they realise there are Christians whose situation is worse than theirs” says Regina Lynch, the executive president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) who has recently returned from an enlightening tour of ACN's Latin American national offices, which [...]

This year the seminary of the Priestly Fraternity of the Servants of the Holy Spirit in La-Ceja Antioquia in northwest Colombia celebrated its 40th anniversary. Those four decades have seen 66 priests ordained from the community and now serving in 17 Colombian dioceses, as well as in six other countries [...]

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has added its voice to calls by the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem for peace in the Holy land following two days of atrocities and fierce fighting. Regina Lynch, International Executive President of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN),on Monday [...]