Three weeks after the earthquake there are still dozens of people sheltering in churches and Church-run schools in Aleppo. The first figures regarding the number of houses damaged by the earthquake in Syria indicate 2,500 Christian homes in Aleppo in need of repair. While costs are being calculated and details [...]
The Nicaraguan dictatorship led by Daniel Ortega has prohibited holding the Stations of the Cross in the streets the same week that the dictator accused the Church of being a “mafia.” Local media reported Feb. 23 and 24 that the government had banned the Stations of the Cross, a traditional [...]
The continental synodal assembly of Catholic Churches in the Middle East was held in February, with the support of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). Catholic delegates from different parts of the world have been taking part in continental assemblies as part of the Church’s Synod [...]
On the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, bishops in the country have expressed their gratitude for the help provided by a Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) over the last 12 months. ACN has supported 292 vital projects in Ukraine since the Russian offensive started on 24th [...]
Parishes and religious orders are delivering crucial aid provided by a Catholic charity for those who are suffering following the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey where the total dead has now exceeded 47,000. SYRIA / ALEP-LAT 21/00084Meals on Wheels project for elderly of Latin Vicariate in Aleppo. Just [...]
Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Pope Francis’ envoy to the 25th anniversary celebration of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Cuba, has asked the regime to free activists who were detained in anti-government protests in July 2021. On 10 February, Cardinal Beniamino Stella completed his tour of Cuba’s dioceses. The cardinal knows [...]
Aid to the Church in Need benefactors contributed to over 290 different projects all over Ukraine, including Latin and Greek Catholic dioceses. A large part of this aid supports those who are dedicated to working with the most needy, thereby benefitting countless others. When Russian troops began a full-scale invasion [...]
“We are well, thank God. It was frightening, very strong. There is much fear, that is the general feeling, in some cases even panic. And there is good reason to be afraid.” This is how father Hugo Alaniz, a project partner of the international foundation Aid to the Church in [...]
During a visit to the regions affected by the earthquake, the Apostolic Nuncio to Syria says that he saw “a sea of pain”. Days after the earthquake that shook southern Turkey and northern Syria, killing over 30 thousand people, several international aid groups continued to work on rescues in Turkey, [...]
Marking nearly one full year of conflict in Russia’s war in Ukraine, the leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said that the prayers, solidarity, and material support to Ukraine are helping to give his people hope. “It’s a miracle we are still alive,” Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk told reporters [...]
