Five years have passed since one of the most devastating moments in Lebanon’s recent history—the Beirut port explosion of 4 August 2020. The blast killed over 200 people, injured more than 7,000, and left entire neighbourhoods in ruins. Around 300,000 people were left homeless. Yet amid the trauma and hardship, [...]
In a heart-rending witness account of his recent visit to Gaza, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has described how they walked through the dust of ruins, past collapsed buildings and tents everywhere: in courtyards, alleyways, on the streets and on the beach, and how tents have become homes for those [...]
A gift to young pilgrims: the sacrament of confession as a way to conversion. The Circus Maximus in Rome will be hosting one of the greatest catechetical initiatives of the Holy Year on 1 August, during the Youth Jubilee, with the distribution of 10,000 free copies of a special edition [...]
The Church of the Holy Family, the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, was hit last Thursday, 17 July, in an attack that left its community mired in pain and uncertainty. A shell, according to initial reports, fired from an Israeli tank killed three people and wounded 15 more, [...]
Religious Sisters in northern Mozambique who were robbed at gunpoint have recounted their ordeal, describing how they were threatened with decapitation during a night-time raid. The Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament broke their silence for the first time since the attack, telling Catholic charity Aid to the Church in [...]
Throughout the Beqaa Valley, signs of hope, resilience and renewal are emerging. The Church in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley is thriving, despite the ongoing armed conflict and economic instability. Christian families and individuals are offering a powerful witness by looking after those displaced by the war. New religious congregations are also [...]
Almost 100,000 children are benefiting from summer camps and other activities funded by the Pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) this summer. For many years ACN has helped local dioceses and Christian organizations set up and run camps for young people, especially those who live in extremely [...]
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is profoundly saddened and alarmed by the deadly attack that took place on Sunday evening during a service at the Greek Orthodox Church of St Elias in the Dweila district of Damascus, Syria. According to early reports, an explosion at the church entrance [...]
Pope Leo calls on all to never cease to bring consolation to those being persecuted for their faith, as he thanks the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and Trinitarians on the occasion of their General Chapters. “Never forget those persecuted for their faith, and never cease your efforts to bring [...]
The priest in Nigeria who narrowly escaped with his life following one of the country’s worst massacres of Christians has spoken of his determination to stay and help the community rise again out of the ashes of persecution. Father Ukuma Jonathan’s latest interview with Aid to the Church in Need [...]
