Between coca plantations, illegal gold mining and a lack of vocations, Maltese Bishop Giovanni Cefai of the Prelature of the Santiago Apóstol of Huancané speaks about the difficulties of trying to evangelise in such a challenging atmosphere. The Prelature of Santiago [...]
ACN is assisting the Archdiocese of Izmir to maintain the Christian presence in Turkey. Archbishop Martin Kmetec of Izmir believes that Turkey is the “forgotten Holy Land”. “The Church of Izmir is the only one of the Seven Churches of Revelation to survive to this day”, explains the Slovenian-born Franciscan [...]
Pope Francis has hailed the courage of the martyrs in a video about Christian persecution. In the March edition of ‘The Pope Video’, produced in collaboration with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the Pontiff dedicates this month’s prayer intention to persecuted Christians. In the video, promoted by the [...]
Christians in Burkina Faso under threat from jihadists are not afraid to die for their faith, according to a local Church leader, speaking after the brutal killing of worshippers on Sunday (25th February). Bishop Justin Kientega of Ouahigouya Diocese, north-east Burkina Faso, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) [...]
On International Women’s Day, 8 March, ACN highlights brave wives, sisters, mothers and religious who are helping keep faith and hope alive in war-torn Ukraine. The war in Ukraine is not only an assault on an independent nation, struggling to survive, it is also a war against the family, as [...]
The Bishop of Pemba says the situation caused by the jihadist insurgency is at its worst point, but fears that worse may still be to come. Speaking to the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop António Juliasse of the Diocese of Pemba, in northern Mozambique, paints a frightening [...]
The President of Pakistan’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference has welcomed a Supreme Court decision to reject a government report into the authorities’ response to attacks described by Church leaders as the “worst incident against Christians” in the nation’s history. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Samson Shukardin [...]
Almost 30 Christians were killed or kidnapped in different incidents in three different countries over the past few days. Fifteen Christians were killed and two wounded in an attack on Catholics in Essakane, in the Diocese of Dori, Burkina Faso. The attack, which took place on Sunday, 25 February, was [...]
Testimony of Albertine Brother Bernard Jerzy Czarnucha “My name is Br. Bernard from the Congregation of Brother Albert. Our shelter in Lviv has existed for six years. The Albertine Brothers are like emergency personnel, first aid. The man on the street, under stress, someone who is freezing, someone very hungry, [...]
Christians residing in the West Bank and Jerusalem are being confronted with a dire situation as the war in Gaza and escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians continue to take their toll according to recent information received by the international foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). With an [...]
