Priests from Burkina Faso have given heart-rending testimony about the suffering in their communities after hundreds of people were massacred in the conflict-ridden country. Extremist groups controlling around 40 percent of Burkina Faso’s territory now are as dangerous as Boko Haram was in Nigeria, according to Father Bertin Namboho, bursar [...]

The Holy Father thanked ACN for its report which points to a decrease in religious freedom, and said he is praying for all those who are persecuted for their faith.  Pope Francis was given a copy of the Religious Freedom in the World Report for 2023, published by the international [...]

A bishop from Mozambique has described the “painful” suffering of Christian communities attacked by extremist militias responsible for thousands of deaths. Bishop António Juliasse of Pemba Diocese told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that as soon as it became possible to visit Christians targeted by Islamist [...]

As the war in Gaza shows no sign of stopping, the Church in the Holy Land is increasing help to preserve the region’s Christian presence, supporting hundreds of families who have lost their livelihoods. ACN has stepped up its support for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem – which includes the [...]

With the numbers in Pakistan’s prisons for blasphemy having surged to more than 700, a woman who spent seven years on death row for the crime has said the legal system is failing Christians. Christians falsely accused of blasphemy in Pakistan struggle to find a lawyer and are discriminated against [...]

Following a thrilling trip to seven dioceses in Chile, Rafael D’Aqui, project coordinator for Latin America at Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), tells of how the Church is light and hope in a time of challenge and need. You have just returned from Chile. Could you describe the [...]

22 August marks the fifth anniversary of the International Day Commemorating Victims of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, established by the UN General Assembly in 2019. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) recently interviewed Dr Ewelina Ochab, a lawyer, human rights advocate, and author who came up with [...]

In September this year, Pope Francis will be making his first trip to Papua New Guinea, a country introduced to Christianity only around 70 years ago. In this corner of the world, Christians are enthusiastically preparing for his arrival with the help of missionaries such as Father Martín Prado from [...]

One year on from violence described as the worst outbreak of anti-Christian persecution in Pakistan, Church leaders say people are both terrified of more attacks and furious that culprits have not been brought to justice. Leading clergy in the Diocese of Faisalabad reported that security services warned Christians in Jaranwala [...]