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 [...]
The wide plains of Upper Apure, in southwest Venezuela, are a meeting point for Andean heritage and the identity of the plain dwellers, with a strong indigenous presence and contact with Colombians just across the border. In the middle of this landscape rises the Christ of the Savannah, which has [...]
Although the country now enjoys a fragile peace, there is still insecurity, leading the bishops in Central African Republic to appeal to the international community not to forget the African nation. The Church, they say, will continue to play its prophetic role. A unique spirit of dialogue and cooperation between [...]
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has helped the Church in Ukraine provide emergency aid, pastoral support, trauma healing and other assistance to those fleeing the horrors of war over the past three years. ACN has funded 977 projects in aid of Ukraine since 24th February 2022. More than [...]
Two weeks after the M23 armed group attacked the city of Goma, there is still fighting in the province of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, leading to a worsening of the humanitarian conditions in the region. A missionary in the country tells ACN that [...]
Armed rebels are fighting to take control of the eastern Congo’s largest city, prompting a Church leader to appeal for help to alleviate the suffering. Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – where violent clashes have been intensifying – wrote in a statement [...]
Religious Sisters have helped give hope and an education to young girls living on the streets of Nairobi who are at risk of exploitation and facing a grim future. The Assumption Sisters of Eldoret “bond with” vulnerable girls, “visit them three days a week” and “work with their mothers as [...]
Father Júnior Vásquez suffered a very serious leg injury a few years ago, due to the bad condition of his car. Now, with a new vehicle donated by ACN, he can reach even the remotest areas more easily. Fr Júnior Vásquez spends over six hours per day on the road. [...]
Christians from across the world celebrated the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which lasted until Saturday, 25th January 2025. In Malta, the Jubilee with Christian brethren from other Churches was celebrated a day earlier, during the customary Diocesan Ecumenical Service. Archbishop Charles Scicluna led the celebration, while the homily [...]
With 54 years of service in a rural parish in the Diocese of Guaranda, Ecuador, Salesian Fr Antonio Polo has changed the region through his pastoral and spiritual labours, but also, with the help of the local population, through business ventures such as the development of Salinerito Cheese. When Fr [...]
