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 [...]
Following a bomb attack by extremists at a gymnasium at the University of Mindanao in the Philippines which killed four worshippers and injured 50 others, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has released a statement, offering prayers and affirming their faith in the face of persecution; “We pray for [...]
The 66-year-old priest, who was captured on November 20, 2022, had been living in Mali for more than thirty years Fr. Hans Joachim Lohre, a German missionary belonging to the order of the White Fathers, missionaries to Africa, who was kidnapped in Mali on Sunday, November 20, 2022, has been [...]
Burmese rebels have launched a fresh offensive in the civil war that broke out almost three years ago, prompting displaced civilians to seek shelter in churches. Armed insurgent groups began new manoeuvres last week, attacking Burma (Myanmar)’s ruling military junta, according to local news reports. The latest offensive aims to [...]
To tackle an educational crisis in the Middle East, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is providing aid to help impoverished families educate their children and prevent the spread of extremism. ACN announced a support package for Catholic schools, pupils and teachers in Syria and Lebanon. As part of [...]
Murder of two scouts and expulsion of Christians in the North-West of the country Terrorists have forced the Christian population of Débé in Burkina Faso to leave their village. Earlier they shot dead two scouts in the village church who resisted their orders. This incident was reported by Bishop Prosper [...]
Ten years after its creation, a neighbourhood named after Hugo Chávez finally has a parish church Ciudad Chávez is a neighbourhood in the Venezuelan city of Vargas, in La Guaira Diocese, just a few kilometres away from Maiquetía International Airport. The neighbourhood was built in 2013, as part of the [...]
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has committed an aid package to support the Christians of the Holy Land during the current crisis. This aid will support impoverished Christians in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as Christian migrant workers and [...]
