Life is by no means easy at present in the town of Dnipro– where air raid sirens and rocket attacks are an ever present reality. 200 people from the Latin Catholic parish of Saint Joseph have already fled the city. "They are waiting for the war to end. They are [...]
A bishop from western Ukraine has told ACN about his struggle to help the 400,000 war-scarred people who have flooded into his region since Russia's full-scale invasion began, in February 2022 Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region, which has a population of one million, has taken in a total of 400,000 internally displaced [...]
A Ukrainian bishop has travelled more than 30,000 miles (50,000 km) in seven months to offer pastoral care and other help to Christians on the frontline. Bishop Maksym Ryabukha, Auxiliary Bishop of Donetsk, told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the extreme challenges of ministering in a war [...]
Two monks in war-torn Kherson, southern Ukraine, have spoken about their decision to remain and minister to the sick and elderly – despite knowing each day could be their last. Father Ignatius Moskalyuk, rector of the Basilian Monastery of St Volodymyr the Great, told Aid to the Church in Need [...]
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has revealed that its support for the Church in Ukraine – which has come to the aid of those devastated by the war last year. ACN released its 2022 annual accounts this week, which show that almost 10 percent of its aid went [...]
The war in Ukraine has prompted the greatest wave of refugees since the Second World War. All in all almost 15 million people have been forced to flee, around 7 million of them within their own country. Many have found shelter in Church-run facilities. Currently 98 women and children have [...]
Thanks to the generous support of our benefactors, and despite the extreme increase in prices, we were able to provide enough firewood to help the people of 10 parishes in the Latin rite diocese of Lutsk in northwest Ukraine to keep warm over the winter. Our sincere thanks to all [...]
Magda Kaczmarek has been with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) for 32 years and is head of projects in Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria and the Balkan countries. These are mostly countries where Catholics are a minority. She recently returned from a trip to Ukraine, and in this interview speaks [...]
“Today, as the world is increasingly tried by wars and straying from God, we need the Mercy of the Father even more.” Pope Francis made this appeal for peace on today (12 April) as he spoke to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly General Audience. In his [...]
The Society of Saint Paul the Apostle is especially involved in proclaiming the Good News via the media. Among other things they publish books and journals and are likewise involved in the radio, TV and Internet apostolate, as well as producing audiovisual media. The Paulists are also working in Ukraine. [...]
