When Catholic Christians hear the words “India” and “missionaries”, the first thing that probably comes to mind are images of missionaries from Europe working on the subcontinent. But times have changed: the Church in India, which, according to tradition, was founded by Thomas the Apostle, has developed into a new [...]
“The report on religious freedom worldwide is important to remind us of the atrocities happening in many parts of our globe. And it has particular importance for those who suffer such violations.” This is the view expressed by Professor Heiner Bielefeldt, the former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion [...]
Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq has given fresh impetus this Easter to a movement of Iraqi Christians returning to their homeland after fleeing genocide at the hands of Daesh (ISIS). Exactly one month on from the papal visit, which took in Baghdad, Mosul, Ur and Erbil, Christians in the [...]
The continuing severe economic and political crisis in Lebanon is causing great suffering to its people. According to UN figures, over 55% of the Lebanese population are living in poverty today – almost double the figure for the previous year. In less than a year the Lebanese currency has lost [...]
Alert, but relaxed – despite the danger of terrorism. This is the twofold attitude of Christians, as described by two Catholic priests after the most recent suicide attack on the Catholic cathedral of Makassar, the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. They were speaking to Aid to the [...]
In the face of escalating violence in Myanmar, the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need is calling upon Christians all over the world to pray. ACN Executive President Thomas Heine-Geldern explained, “Christians all over the world can only look towards Myanmar with the deepest concern. For this reason, [...]
As Easter approaches, Catholics who volunteer to provide security for churches around the country have begun participating in meetings at local police stations to protect parishioners. Feast day Masses have been a concern since the suicide bombing in the crowded Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park of Lahore on Easter 2016. The attack left [...]
A week after the attack on the town of Palma, in the far north of Cabo Delgado province, local parish priest Father António Chamboco expressed his sadness to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the lack of information on the whereabouts of the faithful who made up his [...]
On 29th April, Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) will present the 15th edition of the "Religious Freedom in the World Report" (RFR). It is the only study conducted by a Catholic institution which analyses the observance and respect of this human right in all countries of the world [...]
ACN supports the refugee work of the Church with emergency aid “Almost weekly, new horror stories from Mozambique reach Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). Largely unnoticed by the international community, the country is suffering one humanitarian catastrophe after another,” explained Ulrich Kny, project officer for the country in [...]
