During his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis recalls his recent Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania, and praises the living and joyful faith and witness of the Churches in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore. "The Church is much larger and more alive!" Pope Francis offered this reminder during [...]
This year, ACN once again invites all children across the world to take part in the “One million children praying the Rosary” campaign for peace and unity in the world. On 18 October 2024, the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is once again organising the [...]
For every child preparing for first communion and for every teenager preparing for Confirmation in the Archdiocese of Montevideo, ACN benefactors provided a Bible, the living Word of God and life-giving sap that nourishes. The children in Uruguay no longer go to parishes to prepare for first communion, therefore the [...]
The Nigerian city of Maiduguri, known for having been the hub of Boko Haram's activity in the past, is currently grappling with a devastating flood that has engulfed significant areas of the metropolis, including St. Patrick's Cathedral Church. The catastrophic event is believed to be the result of damage to [...]
Through its support for a construction project in Iraqi Kurdistan, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has helped a religious order to strengthen its roots in the region, for the benefit of the surrounding Christian population. Araden is a small village located in the Sapna Valley, in Iraqi Kurdistan, [...]
Priests from Burkina Faso have given heart-rending testimony about the suffering in their communities after hundreds of people were massacred in the conflict-ridden country. Extremist groups controlling around 40 percent of Burkina Faso’s territory now are as dangerous as Boko Haram was in Nigeria, according to Father Bertin Namboho, bursar [...]
“Nobody talked about God at all,” says Ilona Bilianova as she remembers growing up in the USSR. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the daughter of an officer in the Soviet Army, Ilona spent much of her childhood living in different Soviet Republics, as her father travelled to different postings. While [...]
The Holy Father thanked ACN for its report which points to a decrease in religious freedom, and said he is praying for all those who are persecuted for their faith. Pope Francis was given a copy of the Religious Freedom in the World Report for 2023, published by the international [...]
A bishop from Mozambique has described the “painful” suffering of Christian communities attacked by extremist militias responsible for thousands of deaths. Bishop António Juliasse of Pemba Diocese told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that as soon as it became possible to visit Christians targeted by Islamist [...]
As the war in Gaza shows no sign of stopping, the Church in the Holy Land is increasing help to preserve the region’s Christian presence, supporting hundreds of families who have lost their livelihoods. ACN has stepped up its support for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem – which includes the [...]
