The ecumenical Christian broadcaster runs several channels, in three different languages, and reaches millions of people with its satellite transmissions. Christians are a small minority in the Gulf Kingdom of Oman and almost all of them are foreign workers. So when Kurt Johansen, the executive director of Christian broadcaster SAT-7, told his hotel receptionist what …
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Ukraine – Ten years after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, ACN will dedicate its 2024 Lent to standing by the suffering Church in the country and helping it bring God’s healing love. Speaking during a conference organized by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) to mark the anniversary of the beginning of …
Dozens of priests arrested in 2023 Thirteen priests and one religious brother were murdered in 2023, though half were killed for reasons apparently unrelated to persecution. Arrests increased, while kidnappings of clergy and religious dropped compared to 2022. Nonetheless, these cases remain a serious concern, especially in Africa. According to the numbers collected by Pontifical …
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Regina Lynch, executive president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), highlights the worrying increase in religious freedom violations around the world, but also the positive reaction to ACN campaigns such as Red Wednesday and One Million Children Praying the Rosary. You were nominated executive president in April 2023. What is your view for …
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On behalf of the ACN Canada team, here is a greeting card for you! Please note that our offices are closed from December 25, 2023, to January 2, 2024. We’ll return on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, starting at 8:30 a.m. In the meantime, if you wish to donate, please visit https://acn-canada.org/christmas-2023/.
Press Release Aid to the Church in Need’s Christmas Campaign 2023 Since December 2nd, the Canadian office of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has been in the midst of its Christmas campaign, and the generosity of benefactors has been overwhelming. “I’m always moved by the generosity of our benefactors towards their sisters and …
Press Release – For Immediate ReleaseRed Wednesday 2023 — Persecution of Christians Montréal, Wednesday, November 27, 2023 – Last Wednesday, November 15, in Canada, nearly forty events were held to mark Red Wednesday, not counting people in the Saskatoon area who were invited to attend an ecumenical service last Wednesday, November 22, at the Holy Covenant …
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Press Release – For Immediate Release Montreal/Königstein, November 9, 2023 — For close to 10 years now, several national offices of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) have been highlighting Red Wednesday. In Canada, ACN is kicking off what is known as Red Week (#RedWeek, #SemaineRouge) early. The primary objective is to “shed light …
The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) joins the Catholic bishops of the Holy Land in their call for a day of prayer and fasting for peace, to take place next Tuesday, October 17. The appeal was voiced by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, in the name of the entire Catholic …
Aid to the Church in Need — Canada (ACN)Montreal, 2023-10-12 – One Million Children Praying the Rosary, Aid to the Church in Need’s pilgrimage to the great Marian shrines of Lourdes and Fátima, and Red Wednesday. It is a fruitful fall for ACN Canada! “As hundreds of participants gather in Rome this month for the …
