In the run-up to the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, one of the country’s most senior Catholic leaders has described how the Church is overwhelmed with the task of supporting families tormented and broken by the conflict. Speaking at a conference organised by Aid to the Church in [...]
A delegation from the ACN International met with the Pope during the International Conference for the Ongoing Formation of Priests, at the end of last week, and offered him a “missionary hat”, a symbol of the presence and work of the sisters of the congregation of Jesus Word and Victim, in Guasimal, [...]
The on-going war in Gaza has engulfed the region, resulting in a humanitarian catastrophe with thousands dead and leaving many without homes or any source of income. ACN is working with Church partners on the ground to provide Christians with emergency aid – water, food, medicine, rent and other essentials. [...]
Hundreds of Christians expelled from their village in Burkina Faso are receiving vital help from ACN as part of a renewed commitment to supporting victims of Islamist extremism in Africa’s impoverished Sahel region. ACN is providing emergency food supplies for more than 340 of the faithful on the brink of [...]
The pilgrimage was instituted in 1884 by Fr Machado, the Venezuelan priest in the Diocese of La Guaira, after returning from a trip to the famous shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Tony Pereira, a lay member of the current organising committee, spoke to Aid to the Church [...]
On the first anniversary of a devastating earthquake, a bishop in Aleppo called for an end to Western economic sanctions which have plunged Syrians into abject poverty. Armenian Orthodox Bishop Magar Ashkarian of Aleppo told ACN that the sanctions imposed on Syria have caused much suffering, especially for minorities such [...]
In the Archdiocese of Tripoli, Lebanon, where Christians now make up only two percent of the population, the Church is actively promoting interreligious dialogue with Muslims, said the Maronite Archbishop of Tripoli, Mgr Youssef Soueif. During a meeting with a visiting delegation from the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church [...]
The six religious Sisters abducted in Haiti last week were freed on 24th January, Port-au-Prince Archdiocese has confirmed. The Sisters of Saint Anne and their two companions were held captive for five days after being kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Friday, 19th January while travelling in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. Port-au-Prince Archdiocese [...]
Vehicles for God" was the motto of a fundraising campaign initiated by the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) three quarters of a century ago. The aim was to procure motorcycles and cars that would be used to administer pastoral care in remote areas. In this interview, [...]
Pope Francis has said that the real treasure of Myanmar is its people. As civil conflict worsens, Aid to the Church in Need supports the repeated calls of the local Catholic Church for peace and justice, not only for Christians, but for all citizens in the country. On 1 February [...]
