In his homily during the Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, Pope Francis invites the faithful to rediscover “the enthusiasm of going” and “the wonder of seeing,” as the shepherds did, “the secret that can make this world truly new.” Mary’s Motherhood is a “fundamental datum [...]
The Catholic Bishop and a Priest arrested and detained in Eritrea on October 15 have been set free, a source has told ACN. The source in the Northeastern African country confirmed the release of Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim and Fr. Mehereteab Stefanos, who, until his detention, was serving as Parish [...]
“Teaching on charity was very valuable for our foundation” It is with deep sorrow and great gratitude that the international pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need bids farewell to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. He was an exceptional friend and supporter of the foundation, says ACN’s President, Cardinal Mauro [...]
The Catholic Church in Ukraine is committed to the continued streams of hundreds of people who knock every day at the doors of its parishes, convents, monasteries and seminaries in search of shelter and physical and spiritual nourishment. The Church wants to be a refuge of hope for those who [...]
The Pallottine Fathers have been working in Western Ukraine since 1993. They run two parishes, in Bilohirja and in Yampol. The parish of Bilohirja also has a children’s home which is run by religious sisters. Once the war began on 24 February 2022, their work has multiplied enormously. Since then, [...]
Nigeria was one of the most dangerous countries in which to serve the Church, but China, in Asia, and Nicaragua, in Latin America, also had many cases of harassment. According to information collected by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Nigeria was the country with the highest number of [...]
Pope Francis releases his message for the World Day of Peace to be celebrated on 1 January 2023, and recalls that all crises are interconnected and that we must not forget any of them, but work for the good of humanity. “No one can be saved alone. Combatting Covid-19 together, [...]
“’FORGIVE THEM, LORD.’ HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE REPEATED THESE WORDS, especially over the past years! says Sister Jihanne Attalah, from the Sisters of Charity of Sainte Jeanne Antide Thouret, in Damascus. She spoke days before the celebration of yet another somber Christmas in a Syria that has endured more [...]
The bishops of Sri Lanka have asked the faithful to avoid lavish celebrations this Christmas, as the country faces an uphill struggle after mismanagement led to economic disaster. In a message sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr Jude Chrysantha Fernando, director of communications for the Archdiocese [...]
More than 30 organizations, including the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, supported by ACN, have urged the government to assess data on incidents of forced conversion and present it to Parliament. The number of cases of forced conversion is increasing at a dangerous pace [...]
