A Nigerian bishop committed to helping families fleeing some of the country’s worst persecution and conflict has marked the anniversary of his ordination by offering a heartfelt message of thanks to a leading Catholic charity. In the decade since his episcopal ordination, Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of Makurdi has witnessed an [...]
With Islamist groups gaining more political influence in Bangladesh, Church sources are increasingly concerned about the treatment of Christians and ongoing attacks on Catholic schools. Christians often struggle to find work, church construction projects are delayed, and the future of Catholic schools is under threat, according to a Church source [...]
Fr Gersaín Paz, the parish priest of one of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in all of Colombia, tells Aid to the Church in Need how faith and music have changed the life of many children in Cali, the capital of the drug trade, keeping them away from drugs and the [...]
The Amazon, known as the “lungs of the planet” due to its rich biodiversity, is also home to inspiring and encouraging stories. One such story is centred on an old truck in a garage in Altamira, deep in the state of Pará, Brazil, which though surrounded by rusty old scrap, [...]
A priest was kidnapped from the minor seminary where he worked, last Sunday, and taken by armed bandits into the bush. Armed gunmen broke into the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, in the Diocese of Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria, at around 19h on Sunday evening and fired shots into the air, [...]
Enishke village is located within the Diocese of Dohuk, in a mountainous region of Iraqi Kurdistan in northern Iraq. Christian, Kurdish and Yazidi families live in the many settlements around Enishke, struggling to survive in a climate of economic hardship, political instability and lingering insecurity. The lack of resources and [...]
“The attacks are multiplying. We ask for your fervent prayer. Pray for the victims and for the fearful survivors,” asked a priest from the Diocese of Fada N’Gourma in eastern Burkina Faso, speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). At the beginning of October, at least 150 people [...]
In 2024 the Melkite Church is celebrating three hundred years of communion with Rome. The Melkite Greek-Catholic Church expressed its gratitude to pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) for its “generous support”, during a celebration in Germany to mark 300 years of communion with Rome. During the [...]
Religious Sisters in war-torn Lebanon have transformed their convent into a refuge for more than 800 people fleeing the ongoing bombardment, providing much-needed help. The airstrikes on villages in northern Beqaa Governorate have forced hundreds of people to seek refuge in the Convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of [...]
Christians are suffering increased violence, discrimination and other human rights abuses around the world, according to a report released by Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). ACN launched Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2022-24 on Tuesday, 22 October, highlighting that Christian [...]
