The superior general of the Congregation of the Albertine Brothers, Brother Franciszek Grzelka of Poland, recently visited his fellow brothers and brought them a delivery of relief supplies. The brothers run a soup kitchen and bakery as well as a shelter for homeless men in the southern Ukrainian city of [...]
A ceasefire deal in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has raised cautious hope among millions of people impacted by the bloody two-year conflict that their anguish could be coming to an end. Many civilians are also reflecting on the terrible losses they suffered, and look to promised aid to rebuild their [...]
On the final day of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Bahrain, the Pope encouraged the nation's Catholics to joyously bring God's joy to the Gulf nation's diverse flock, and made appeals for peace in Ethiopia and Ukraine. “Preserve and deepen your Christian joy, spreading it to all around you, and [...]
2022 was a year of celebrations for the Catholic Church in Bulgaria, with the 20th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s visit to the country, and the 70th anniversary of the murder of four Bulgarian martyrs, three Assumptionist priests and one Passionist Bishop by the Communist regime. Vatican envoy Cardinal [...]
Bishop Paul Hinder, leader of the Church in Northern Arabia, says that the Pope will be met by a festive Catholic community composed mostly of hardworking migrants, when he travels to Bahrain next week. Pope Francis is travelling to Bahrain from 3-6 November to be with the local Christian population, [...]
At the heart of ACN’s mission is ensuring continuous support for missionaries and the faithful in different parts of the world where the Church is poor, persecuted, suffering or in pastoral need. One of the most important and effective ways this has been achieved through the years has been through [...]
The situation in Kiev is getting worse and worse . At this time, a very long military convoy, more than 60 kilometers long, is heading towards the Ukrainian capital. As the city comes under intensifying fire, priests and their parishioners hold out in bunkers and bomb shelters. In many bunkers [...]
THE BISHOP OF MAMFE, CAMEROON, HAS EXPRESSED HIS GRATITUDE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE PRIESTS, LAYPEOPLE AND A WOMAN RELIGIOUS, but has repeated his condemnation of the attack on the church in which they were taken by rebels. “I am sincerely grateful to all those who joined us in this [...]
TWO MONTHS AGO, MARYAMU JOSEPH (16) ESCAPED FROM BOKO HARAM after being held for nine years. Along with 21 others, she was abducted in 2014 at the age of seven when the terror group attacked her community of Bazza and took her to a camp. Two of her siblings were [...]
More than 840,000 children including 3700 from Malta/Gozo responded to Pope Francis’ appeal for children to join the “One million children praying the Rosary” initiative, promoted by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), which took place October 18. St. Theresa School Kercem, Gozo This data only includes [...]
