On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, ACN calls attention to the suffering of Christian women in countries where sexual violence is used as a weapon against religious minorities, and urges national governments and international organisations to do more to combat the increasing number of these [...]
At the end of a two-month trial Cardinal Joseph Zen was found guilty along with five other human-rights activists. A $512 fine was imposed on Cardinal Joseph Zen, the Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, for his role in the now-dissolved fund established to aid participants of the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations [...]
Jihadists and political extremists are driving increased persecution of Christians around the world – according to a report unveiled by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). “Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2020-22” has just been launched by the charity, Aid to the Church [...]
The announcement that the Holy Father is considering a visit to South Sudan, to take place in February next year, was received “with much joy” by the local Catholic community, says sister Beta Almendra, a missionary in Wau, the second most populous city in this African country. This joy is [...]
Before the civil war, Syria had a vibrant and stable Christian community, but 12 years of conflict and economic crisis forced many to flee. Those who remained have faced hardship and rising levels of poverty. In the first initiative of its kind, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has [...]
Janada Marcus (22) and her family had already escaped two attacks by Boko Haram unscathed, once abandoning their home in Baga Local Government Area in Nigeria’s Lake Chad region and a second time fleeing their new home in Askira Uba, in southern Borno State, where their house was burned down, [...]
The superior general of the Congregation of the Albertine Brothers, Brother Franciszek Grzelka of Poland, recently visited his fellow brothers and brought them a delivery of relief supplies. The brothers run a soup kitchen and bakery as well as a shelter for homeless men in the southern Ukrainian city of [...]
A ceasefire deal in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has raised cautious hope among millions of people impacted by the bloody two-year conflict that their anguish could be coming to an end. Many civilians are also reflecting on the terrible losses they suffered, and look to promised aid to rebuild their [...]
On the final day of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Bahrain, the Pope encouraged the nation's Catholics to joyously bring God's joy to the Gulf nation's diverse flock, and made appeals for peace in Ethiopia and Ukraine. “Preserve and deepen your Christian joy, spreading it to all around you, and [...]
