In December 2024, Verónica Katz, project director for Central America at Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), visited the dioceses on the Dominican side of the border with Haiti. In this interview she shares her experience in the less-visible areas of the Dominican Republic. When people think of the [...]
A Catholic psychotherapy initiative in the West Bank has been instrumental in addressing the mental health crisis in the Holy Land – where at least 60 percent of Palestinian Christians need counselling. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem opened the Bailasan Counselling Centre in Bethlehem in June 2024, with support from [...]
A religious Sister in northern Mozambique has described how aid from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is helping to save lives and preserve the Faith in a region devastated by ongoing Islamist violence. More than 5,000 people have been killed in Cabo Delgado Province and thousands “have lost [...]
Lebanese Christians represent one of the oldest continuous Christian communities in the Middle East, now facing unprecedented challenges amid escalating regional tensions. With the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah and with Lebanon's Christians caught in the cross fire, Lebanon continues to be a priority country for emergency aid and [...]
The Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) calls for prayers as Pope Francis continues his recovery from double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on March 23, 2025, after a critical five-week battle with the respiratory illness. ACN Staff praying for Pope [...]
Iraqi Christians represent one of the world’s oldest continuous Christian communities, with roots dating back to the 1st century AD. Despite facing significant challenges in recent decades, their rich heritage continues to fascinate historians and religious scholars alike. A Legacy Dating Back Two Millennia Christianity arrived in what is now [...]
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deep concern over the escalating violence in Syria, particularly in the coastal region, where hundreds of civilians have fallen victim to indiscriminate attacks. The situation has created an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, also for Christian communities, who have already suffered [...]
Bishop Simon Kulli of Sapë, in northern Albania, speaks of the Albanian martyrs and their witness of hope for the Church, during a visit to the international headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), as part of this year’s Lent Campaign. You were born at a time when [...]
Christians in the West Bank have experienced increased difficulties since the ceasefire came into effect six weeks ago, according to local sources. Father Louis Salman, Catholic chaplain for youth in West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that hundreds of checkpoints and other travel [...]
A military chaplain serving in war-torn Ukraine has given a moving account of his spiritual support for thousands of soldiers who risk their lives every day. Father Witalij Novak told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that he ministers to a brigade of 3,000 men. He said that soldiers [...]
