Fr Isaac Achi was reportedly burned by unknown gunmen, and his assistant Fr Colins Omeh sustained gunshot wounds. Reports also emerged of the kidnapping of another priest in Southern Nigeria this Sunday. A parish residence was attacked this Sunday, January 15, in Niger State, Nigeria, resulting in the death of [...]

The new Sateré language edition of ACN’s Child Bible is more than an instrument for deepening the faith, it also helps preserve the indigenous people’s language and culture. Members of the Amazonian Sateré-Mawé community can now read the Bible in their own language, after pontifical charity Aid to the Church [...]

Jacques Mourad lived as a prisoner of the Islamic State for five months before managing to escape to freedom. Now he has been appointed Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Homs. “Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) rejoices at this decision. During his ordeal Fr Jacques remained a solid example of [...]

Burkina Faso has seen an unprecedented increase in terrorism since 2015 and on 2 January a priest was murdered in the northwest of the country. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) spoke to Bishop Laurent Dabiré of Dori, President of the Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger, on [...]

During his traditional speech to diplomats, Francis warned of increasing intolerance towards Christians even in countries where they are not a minority Pope Francis says that there can be no peace without religious freedom, and decried the fact that in many Christian majority countries this universal right is also under [...]

A recent attack on two Christian villages in northern Mozambique left two people dead and four injured and caused unrest among the local population, with many people leaving their homes in search of safety. The attack took place on 30 December and has been claimed by the Mozambican branch of [...]

In his homily during the Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, Pope Francis invites the faithful to rediscover “the enthusiasm of going” and “the wonder of seeing,” as the shepherds did, “the secret that can make this world truly new.” Mary’s Motherhood is a “fundamental datum [...]

The Catholic Bishop and a Priest arrested and detained in Eritrea on October 15 have been set free, a source has told ACN. The source in the Northeastern African country confirmed the release of Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim and Fr. Mehereteab Stefanos, who, until his detention, was serving as Parish [...]

“Teaching on charity was very valuable for our foundation” It is with deep sorrow and great gratitude that the international pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need bids farewell to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. He was an exceptional friend and supporter of the foundation, says ACN’s President, Cardinal Mauro [...]

Nigeria was one of the most dangerous countries in which to serve the Church, but China, in Asia, and Nicaragua, in Latin America, also had many cases of harassment. According to information collected by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Nigeria was the country with the highest number of [...]