Help for the training of 13 seminarians There are over 120 Redemptoris Mater seminaries around the world. They were established by Pope Saint John Paul II to promote the new evangelization. Young men from many different countries and nationalities pursue their vocations to the priesthood in these seminaries today. The particular feature of the seminaries is …
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ACN Project of the Week – Central African Republic
An all-terrain vehicle for the Diocese of Bangassou Since June 2024, Italian Carmelite Father Aurelio Gazzera has been coadjutor bishop in the Diocese of Bangassou, a particularly difficult region in the southeast of the Central African Republic. This vast area of almost 135,000 km² is almost half the size of Italy and large parts of …
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ACN Project of the Week – Lebanon
Mass intentions for the 34 priests of the Eparchy of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar The Eparchy (in the Eastern Catholic Churches, eparchies are equivalent to dioceses in the Latin Church) of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar covers the Bekaa Valley region in the east of Lebanon, an impoverished region of the country which for years now has been sliding ever …
ACN Projects of the Week – Zimbabwe
A new vehicle for a remote parish Zimbabwe is a landlocked nation in southeast Africa with a population of nearly 17 million. The population is predominantly Christian, although 75% belong to various Protestant denominations. Catholics represent only around 16% of the population. Zimbabwe has long been plagued by a severe economic crisis, made even worse …
Project of the Week – Guatemala
A vehicle for a parish at the foot of a volcano Father Luis Francisco Morales Reyes is in charge of the parish of Siquinalá, Escuintla, in the south of Guatemala. It has a population of just over 26,000 people, around 60% of whom are Catholics. Most of the rest of the population are members of …
Project of the Week – Colombia
Subsistence aid for religious sisters in Ipiales The order of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was founded in Spain in the 15th century. Today its work is mainly focused on Latin America, while most of its convents in Europe are found in Spain. However, it also has convents in India and Africa (Equatorial …
ACN Project of the Week – Chad
Supporting the seminarians of the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo Chad is a landlocked country in Central Africa, on the southern edge of the Sahara. Its surface area is almost 1.3 million square kilometres (by comparison, Quebec is 1.7 million km²), but with just over 16 million inhabitants, the country is relatively sparsely populated. The majority …
ACN Project of the Week – Republic of Moldova
Support for 21 religious sisters and one brother The Republic of Moldova became independent in 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the east, north and south, and is among the poorest countries in Europe. Different sources put the population at anywhere between …
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ACN Project of the Week – Ecuador
A vehicle for a parish in the Andes The parish of San José de Cuatro Esquinas (Saint Joseph of the Four Corners) in the Diocese of Guaranda lies at an altitude of well over 10,000 feet (3,100 m), around 8 km from the city of Guaranda, capital of Bolivar Province. It includes over 50 villages …
ACN Project of the Week – Bangladesh
A three-year outreach program for all ages The Archdiocese of Dhaka in Bangladesh serves a population of just 85,000 Catholics. As in all the country, Catholics in the capital city of Dhaka are a minority, representing less than 1% of the population. Over 90% of the population in this country of South Asia is Muslim, …