Host baking machines for the Poor Clares Eight Poor Clare Sisters live in their convent in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, and another young woman is hoping to join them. They live a strict enclosed life of prayer, penance, and especially Eucharistic adoration, in which they include all the needs and concerns of the entire …
Category archives: Africa
Nigeria – Priest trades places with two seminarians about to be kidnapped
Kidnapping for ransom has become an industry in Nigeria, and priests are often targeted. A priest was kidnapped from the minor seminary where he worked, last Sunday, and taken by armed bandits into the bush. Armed gunmen broke into the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, in the Diocese of Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria, at around 7 …
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Mozambique – Bishop recalls “seven years of death and suffering” in Cabo Delgado
Bishop António Juliasse says Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) continues to be a “friendly hand,” standing by the local Church in times of need and since the beginning of the conflict, which has already killed over 5,000 people and displaced over one million. Seven years after the beginning of the Islamist insurgency, the …
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Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days
In early October, terrorists killed at least 150 people, including many Christians, in northeastern Burkina Faso, revealing their increasing brutality and determination to spread terror in a country where insurgents now control over half of the territory. On Sunday, October 6, 2024, a new terrorist attack took place in the town of Manni in the …
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ACN Project of the Week – Democratic Republic of the Congo
Help for the training of 161 seminarians in the Diocese of Butembo-Beni The Diocese of Butembo-Beni is situated in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the crisis region of North Kivu, rich in natural resources, on the frontier between the DR Congo and neighbouring Uganda. For years now, the rebels of …
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ACN Success Story – Burundi
A vehicle for pastoral work in a large parish Some time ago, we told you of an appeal from Burundi—a small but densely populated landlocked country that is also one of the poorest in the world. The country has witnessed repeated genocides and a civil war that lasted from 1993 until 2005. To this day, …
World Day of Migrants and Refugees
For more than 70 years, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has been involved with refugees and displaced people worldwide. In the face of growing migration, the international Catholic charity continues to bring hope through its projects in crisis zones of the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Europe. (Cover photo: migrants participate in …
Maiduguri: “The situation is overwhelming,” says bishop
At least 50,000 Christians have been directly affected by the flooding in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, although the actual numbers could be far higher. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has committed to helping the local diocese and is requesting donations and prayers from its benefactors. The devastating floods that have affected the northeastern Nigerian …
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ACN Success Story: Sierra Leone
A new presbytery in Lakka There is great rejoicing in the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in the suburban parish of Lakka, in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Thanks to your help, they have been able to consecrate their new presbytery! It was some time ago that we turned to you for …
Maiduguri, Nigeria-“Over 40% of the city is under water,” says bishop
Aid to the Church in Need has committed to helping the Diocese of Maiduguri, struck by terrible flooding, with the provision of food, sanitation, medicine, and shelter. The Catholic auxiliary bishop of Maiduguri, in Nigeria, has issued an appeal for prayer and help in the wake of devastating floods that are affecting the city in …
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