A religious Sister has remained in war-torn southern Lebanon to minister to thousands of Christians still in the region – despite ongoing airstrikes –, many of whom have also received help from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). Sister Maya El Beaino of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts [...]
The executive president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, Regina Lynch, released the following statement: “As the executive president of ACN, a pontifical foundation that supports the persecuted and suffering Church throughout the world, I am deeply saddened by the unspeakable violence that has shaken the Holy [...]
A Christian mother of four in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for sharing allegedly blasphemous messages on WhatsApp – but legal advocates, supported by ACN – have vowed to appeal the conviction. Former nurse Shagufta Kiran, 40, received the death sentence on Wednesday (18th September) by the Federal Investigation [...]
ACN projects in the South of Lebanon are mostly emergency in nature and are needed now more than ever before, but the foundation is already studying ways to help thousands of displaced people, many of whom have taken shelter in churches. The wave of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon [...]
The Church – with support from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) – has stepped up help for thousands of Christians driven out of their homes by extremists in Burkina Faso, according to a priest caring for displaced people. Father André Poré from Ouahigouya Diocese told ACN that around [...]
During his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis recalls his recent Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania, and praises the living and joyful faith and witness of the Churches in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore. "The Church is much larger and more alive!" Pope Francis offered this reminder during [...]
This year, ACN once again invites all children across the world to take part in the “One million children praying the Rosary” campaign for peace and unity in the world. On 18 October 2024, the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is once again organising the [...]
For every child preparing for first communion and for every teenager preparing for Confirmation in the Archdiocese of Montevideo, ACN benefactors provided a Bible, the living Word of God and life-giving sap that nourishes. The children in Uruguay no longer go to parishes to prepare for first communion, therefore the [...]
The Nigerian city of Maiduguri, known for having been the hub of Boko Haram's activity in the past, is currently grappling with a devastating flood that has engulfed significant areas of the metropolis, including St. Patrick's Cathedral Church. The catastrophic event is believed to be the result of damage to [...]
Through its support for a construction project in Iraqi Kurdistan, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has helped a religious order to strengthen its roots in the region, for the benefit of the surrounding Christian population. Araden is a small village located in the Sapna Valley, in Iraqi Kurdistan, [...]
