Enishke village is located within the Diocese of Dohuk, in a mountainous region of Iraqi Kurdistan in northern Iraq.  Christian, Kurdish and Yazidi families live in the many settlements around Enishke, struggling to survive in a climate of economic hardship, political instability and lingering insecurity. The lack of resources and [...]

“The attacks are multiplying. We ask for your fervent prayer. Pray for the victims and for the fearful survivors,” asked a priest from the Diocese of Fada N’Gourma in eastern Burkina Faso, speaking to  Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).  At the beginning of October, at least 150 people [...]

In 2024 the Melkite Church is celebrating three hundred years of communion with Rome. The Melkite Greek-Catholic Church expressed its gratitude to pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) for its “generous support”, during a celebration in Germany to mark 300 years of communion with Rome.  During the [...]

Religious Sisters in war-torn Lebanon have transformed their convent into a refuge for more than 800 people fleeing the ongoing bombardment, providing much-needed help. The airstrikes on villages in northern Beqaa Governorate have forced hundreds of people to seek refuge in the Convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of [...]

Christians are suffering increased violence, discrimination and other human rights abuses around the world, according to a report released by Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). ACN launched Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2022-24 on Tuesday, 22 October, highlighting that Christian [...]

For two years, Bishop Vitaly Krivitskiy of the Latin Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr has been living in a time of war. Faced with a distraught population, he is organising his parishes into sanctuaries of faith and preparing his priests to offer “spiritual first aid” to soldiers at the front. At 52 [...]

In the face of the ongoing crisis in Lebanon, Priests in Lebanon have voiced their heartfelt appreciation for the support they receive through Mass intentions from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) benefactors.  Fr. Bechara Kattoura highlighted how this generosity has been a "beacon of light" during difficult times, [...]

One of the highlights of this year’s campaign took place in the Chapel of the Apparitions in Fátima, where Cardinal António Marto thanked the children for their participation, adding that, with them, “God can do great and wonderful things”.  Last Friday, over one million children all over the world answered [...]

Bishop Antonio Juliasse says ACN continues to be a “friendly hand” which has stuck with the local Church since the beginning of the conflict which has already killed over 5,000 people and displaced over one million. The Bishop of Pemba, in Mozambique, recalled the seventh anniversary of the beginning of [...]

The Holy Father has made reference to One Million Children Praying the Rosary" campaign organised by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).   during the Angelus prayer last Sunday, saying: “Next Friday, 18 October, the ‘Aid to the Church in Need’ foundation is organising the ‘One million children praying the [...]