The Patriarch of the largest Christian Church in Lebanon expresses his most heartfelt gratitude to all the benefactors who make the work of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in this country possible. During a visit of representatives from the pontifical charity, including directors of several national offices, aimed [...]
Burundi, one of the smallest countries in Africa, has been going through a social and political crisis that erupted in 2015. A country with a 94% Christian population, it has been helped in these difficulties by a number of different communities of religious sisters. ACN International spoke with the Carmelite [...]
Boko Haram militants are conducting night-time raids on villages in Cameroon and killing all the men, according to a Church source. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a local priest, who asked to remain anonymous for security reasons, said the Islamists kill the men so that they [...]
On 25 March, in the Cathedral of Rumbek, South Sudan, Italian missionary ChristianCarlassare was ordained bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, a position that had been vacant for 10 years. In an interview provided beforehand to international foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the bishop described the [...]
BISHOP of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan, has invited a Ukrainian family to stay with him at the Bishop’s house for however long they need. In a message posted online regarding the current situation in the Ukraine, Bishop Phonsie encouraged people to welcome Ukrainian refugees to Ireland and open up [...]
Boko Haram militants are expanding their operations to rural villages in Nigeria and on the border with other countries, a Catholic Priest in Cameroon has said, adding that the militants have paralyzed pastoral activities in a huge chunk of his Parish. In a message to Catholic Pontifical foundation, Aid to [...]
At the conclusion of today's General Audience, Pope Francis asks for prayers for his weekend visit to Malta from 2-3 April, while thanking all those involved in the preparations. Pope Francis spoke about his Apostolic Journey coming up this weekend to the Mediterranean island of Malta. The Pope said he [...]
As troops close in on Kyiv and attempt to encircle the city, nuns are donating their blood to help those injured during the Russian assault. Father Mateusz Adamski of Kyiv-Zhytomyr Diocese, which covers Ukraine’s capital, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) why there had been an [...]
From the very beginning of the war, the Archdiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk, in West Ukraine, has been involved in welcoming fleeing women and children, most of whom are coming from major cities such as Kyiv, Kharkhiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro and Odessa. Sofia with her mother Viktoria in a room.Families accommodated in [...]
Awotoye looks back: “It happened on a Sunday morning, October 31st, 2021. Peter who worships in the Catholic Church decided to worship with us that Sunday at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kauka u Daji, Chikun local government area of Kaduna state. At that time, I was at the children’s church which [...]
