As search and rescue efforts continue, following the devastating earthquake that shook Venezuela, the Church has begun to deal with the great challenge of accompanying a deeply traumatised population. “For those who survived, it was a miracle, but we lost many people,” says Archbishop Raúl Biord of Caracas speaking to [...]
Christians across India held a day of prayer yesterday (Sunday 28th June) amid growing fears the Church’s charitable work will be at risk if legal restrictions on foreign funding are tightened. Church leaders warned under new draft legislation, schools, hospitals, clinics or other private charitable institutions built with overseas support [...]
Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deepest regret over the death of Bishop Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo, of Guantánamo-Baracoa, on 13 June, at the age of 73, following a serious illness. His death is a great loss for the Catholic Church in Cuba as the [...]
The reconstruction of a remote village in Nigeria is a sign that hope can triumph over despair, and violence will not have the final word. On 27 May 2026, the Archbishop of Kaduna in Nigeria visited a remote village to celebrate mass with his faithful. But this was no ordinary [...]
As 48 countries prepare to battle for the World Cup, religious freedom remains an elusive goal for one in every three nations competing. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, taking place from 11 June to 19 July across the United States, Mexico and Canada, has brought together 48 nations for the [...]
Archbishop Hanna Rahme, of Baalbek Deir El-Ahmar, in Lebanon, seeks to keep up evangelisation efforts, welcome refugees, live alongside the Shias and encourage hope in the midst of constant crises and successive wars. The Congregation of the Monks of Beit Maroun, Servants of the Cedar of Lebanon, is a new [...]
The number of churches attacked or vandalised in Europe and the Americas continues to rise, while Christians often lack the legal instruments to fight back against discrimination and persecution. Christians suffer persecution and limits to their religious freedom in many parts of the world, with increasing violence and hostility in [...]
THE new leader of the Chaldean Catholic Church has pledged to do everything in his power to strengthen its presence in its historic homeland. Patriarch Paul III Nona was officially installed on Friday (29th May) during a solemn ceremony in the Cathedral of St Joseph, Baghdad, Iraq. Leaders of other [...]
A PRIEST in north-west Nigeria has been set free after being held captive by terrorists for three months. Father Nathaniel Asuwaye was kidnapped on Saturday, 7th February, when gunmen attacked Holy Trinity Parish in Karku, Kaduna State, where he serves as Parish Priest. In a statement shared with Catholic charity [...]
The Christian residents of the south Lebanese border town of Yaroun fear that they will never be able to return to the land of their ancestors. Fr. Charles Naddaf, the parish priest of the local Melkite Greek Catholic church, spoke to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the community’s concerns. [...]
