With the world’s eyes on Gaza, few are aware that the Palestinians in the West Bank are also suffering the social and economic effects of the war in the Holy Land. Aid to the Church in Need has been accompanying Christians in the Holy Land since the very beginning of [...]
“Glory to God in the highest, and peace on Earth to all mankind” (Lk: 2, 14). These words in the Gospel of St Luke were sung by the angels on Christmas Eve when they appeared to the shepherds. Centuries before, Isaiah had written the following about the coming of the [...]
Even the faces of the seven children look sad and serious. Somewhat tense, they sit next to their parents on the worn-out sofa. The living room is surrounded by bare, light brown walls from which the plaster is crumbling off in big flakes; in many places the brickwork is showing [...]
While many Christian families have fled to safer areas, priests and religious stay to minister to those who remain to look after their homes, or who are too old or frail to relocate. ACN is helping with food packages and medical assistance, as well as access to online education for [...]
Two more civilians were killed by sniper fire in the grounds of Holy Family Church in Gaza City last weekend. Local Church partners told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that two women, Samar Anton and her mother Nahida, were fatally injured on Saturday (16th December) as they tried [...]
To celebrate this Christmas, ACN is providing 45,000 gifts to needy children in Syria and Lebanon. This year, 35,000 children in Syria and 10,000 in Lebanon will receive Christmas presents in the form of urgently needed clothing. Pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is sending over aid [...]
ACN is supporting a solidarity project that is rescuing around 300 people living in the Tabbaleh neighborhood, one of the poorest in Damascus, from absolute poverty. With the help of ACN, the local parish prepared a kitchen to offer hot meals every day to those who can no longer even [...]
Gaza’s only Catholic church was damaged in an attack over the weekend. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has confirmed to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that shrapnel from Israeli army strikes on nearby buildings destroyed water tanks and solar panels on the roofs of the Holy [...]
During a conversation with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Marco Antonio Cortez of the Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru, spoke about projects related to religious communities, and the need to reach everyone in a country where the lack of vocations and missionaries is a constant concern, especially [...]
Uncontrollable emigration – driven by misery, corruption and Western sanctions – is crippling the Christian community in Syria, according to an archbishop. Christian families are leaving Syria en masse because of growing societal problems, such as extreme poverty and an education system in crisis, Archbishop Jacques Mourad of Homs told [...]
