Young Christians afflicted by war and poverty in Syria and Lebanon will be able to participate in this year’s World Youth Day (WYD) at local events in parallel with the main gathering in Lisbon, Portugal. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will be helping to create a WYD experience [...]
A Pakistani Christian nurse, who narrowly escaped being lynched by a mob of hundreds after being accused of blasphemy, has spoken of her joy after arriving in North America to start a new life with her family. Video footage of Tabitha Nazir Gill, now 32, being beaten up by colleagues [...]
Nine years of hard work and struggle against a backdrop of terrorism and extremism will climax on Saturday (8th July) when people of faith in Cameroon celebrate the consecration of their new cathedral built by Muslims as well as Christians. Bishop Bruno Ateba Edo of Maroua-Mokolo said the Cathedral of [...]
Two monks in war-torn Kherson, southern Ukraine, have spoken about their decision to remain and minister to the sick and elderly – despite knowing each day could be their last. Father Ignatius Moskalyuk, rector of the Basilian Monastery of St Volodymyr the Great, told Aid to the Church in Need [...]
Almost everywhere in Africa catechists are important helpers for the priests. Indeed, in many geographically very large parishes they are the ones who in the numerous and often far-flung villages actually instruct the Catholics in the faith, prepare them for reception of the sacraments and gather and lead them in [...]
A gathering of almost two thousand young Christians in Iraq provides hope for the future and encourages the new generations to stay and invest in their country and in their community. ACN helped make this project a reality. Over 1800 young Christians from seven archdioceses and over 60 parishes gathered [...]
A Christian leader in Pakistan has praised interfaith dialogue meetings for lifting tensions in the region – and even helping diffuse a blasphemy allegation. Different religious communities are living in greater harmony in Sindh Province in south-east Pakistan than in other regions, according to Bishop Samson Shukardin of Hyderabad. Bishop [...]
International foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) calls for prayers on the occasion of the episcopal ordination, on 29 June, Feast of Sts Peter and Paul, of Mgr. Celso Ba Shwe as bishop of Loikaw, capital of the state of Kayah, in Myanmar. Kayah has a considerable Christian [...]
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has released the latest edition of its Religious Freedom Report (RFR), which reveals that persecution has increased since January 2021, while impunity continues to be the rule when it comes to attackers, including oppressive governments. The RFR has been published by international Catholic [...]
The Church is supporting initiatives assisting miners dying of hunger in areas rich in natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) was told by the head of a Church-backed miners’ co-operative that destitute mining communities have been exploited – receiving very [...]
