For two years, Bishop Vitaly Krivitskiy of the Latin Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr has been living in a time of war. Faced with a distraught population, he is organising his parishes into sanctuaries of faith and preparing his priests to offer “spiritual first aid” to soldiers at the front. At 52 [...]
In the face of the ongoing crisis in Lebanon, Priests in Lebanon have voiced their heartfelt appreciation for the support they receive through Mass intentions from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) benefactors. Fr. Bechara Kattoura highlighted how this generosity has been a "beacon of light" during difficult times, [...]
One of the highlights of this year’s campaign took place in the Chapel of the Apparitions in Fátima, where Cardinal António Marto thanked the children for their participation, adding that, with them, “God can do great and wonderful things”. Last Friday, over one million children all over the world answered [...]
Bishop Antonio Juliasse says ACN continues to be a “friendly hand” which has stuck with the local Church since the beginning of the conflict which has already killed over 5,000 people and displaced over one million. The Bishop of Pemba, in Mozambique, recalled the seventh anniversary of the beginning of [...]
The Holy Father has made reference to One Million Children Praying the Rosary" campaign organised by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). during the Angelus prayer last Sunday, saying: “Next Friday, 18 October, the ‘Aid to the Church in Need’ foundation is organising the ‘One million children praying the [...]
A church sheltering displaced people was hit in a missile attack, killing at least eight people in Derdghaya, southern Lebanon last night (Wednesday, 9th October), according to local Church sources. The sources told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that the church and two of its adjoining [...]
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is stepping up its support for Christians in Lebanon in response to the deepening crisis, offering food, medicine, help with education, pastoral programmes and other desperately-needed assistance. The exchange of daily rocket fire on the Israel-Lebanon border since last October has caused almost [...]
Fr José Luis de Menezes speaks to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about origins of the Fazendas da Esperança, a network of rehabilitation centres, and their connection, to this day, with the pontifical foundation. “Our communities are dedicated to salvaging the dignity of people who have been lost [...]
The Archdiocese of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar in the Beqaa Valley, eastern Lebanon, is suffering a major humanitarian and security crisis as a result of the daily Israeli bombardment. In an interview with ACN, Mgr Hanna Rahmé describes the Church’s solidarity with internally displaced people and the disastrous situation which is leading [...]
As the bishop of Latin rite Catholics in Syria, the Franciscan Hanna Jallouf is very familiar with the situation in Idlib Governorate, the last rebel stronghold, where he served as a pastor for 22 years until his appointment as bishop, in September 2023. In a conversation with an ACN delegation, [...]
