Northern Mozambique: “One Humanitarian Catastrophe After Another”
ACN supports the refugee work of the Church with $240,000 in emergency aid as Northern Mozambique is hit with one crisis after another: terror, COVID and cholera
Africa
Press release – Healing the Wounds in Africa
A Third Annual Magazine for ACN Canada – The Heart of Africa Montréal, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 – Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN) is launching its magazine. At the heart of the magazine are the initiatives of the local Church in the many areas of Africa where unprecedented terrorist attacks are taking […]
Central African Republic: A Jubilee Year Overshadowed by Violence
On December 20, 2020, the Carmelites in the Central African Republic were planning to initiate a jubilee year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of their missions in the Central African Republic. However, the celebrations could not be held because of unrest arising from the elections. In spite of all the difficulties, these fathers—serving […]
Africa: “Every continent has its own calling; the calling of Africa is the family”
Nearly three decades of service for the Church in Africa For 28 years, Christine du Coudray has worked at the head office of the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) as head of projects for Africa. In this interview with Volker Niggewöhner, she takes a look back at her time with […]
Chad: “I Am a Child of the War”
Father Léandre Mbaydeyo, a priest from the diocese of N’Djaména in Chad, is currently studying in the parish of Saint Ambrose in Paris, with the help of a scholarship from the international Catholic pastoral and pontifical charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). In the interview below he addresses the situation in his home […]
Burkina Faso: First Holy Communion, Between Terrorism and COVID-19
Communicants talk to ACN about their faith in Jesus Their faces radiant with joy, children dressed in their white robes dance and sing, clap their hands and pray to God. In Kaya, a provincial capital in Burkina Faso, nothing can overshadow the joy of celebrating the First Holy Communion. For a brief moment, the children […]
Tanzania: Mass Offerings for Priests in Tunduru-Masasi
The diocese of Tunduru-Masasi lies in the far south of Tanzania on the border with Mozambique. In this area, 85% of the population identify as Muslim, while only 11% – a little over 100,000 people – are Catholic Christians. The faithful live widely scattered across numerous different villages throughout the 19 parishes covering a vast […]
ACN Feature Story – Algeria: In the footsteps of Charles de Foucauld
ACN Feature Story—Algeria In the footsteps of Charles de Foucauld The difficult challenge of maintaining a female Christian presence in Tamanrasset By Christophe Fontaine, ACN International Adapted by: Amanda Bridget Griffin, ACN Canada On May 27 of this year, Pope Francis recognized the attribution of a second miracle to Blessed Charles de Foucauld […]
ACN News – Mozambique: Unfolding Violence Goes Unseen by the World
Unfolding Violence Goes Unseen by the World “The international community is nowhere to be seen in regard to the problem” in Cabo Delgado, says European deputy Paulo Rangel ACN News, 23.07.2020 by Paulo Aido for ACN International Adapted by Amanda Briget Griffin, ACN Canada “The world does not see, or does not wish to see, […]
ACN PROJECT OF THE WEEK: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
ACN PROJECT OF THE WEEK: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Success Story: Mass Books in the Chiluba language The Chiluba (Ciluba) language is spoken by close to 6 million people in the Kasai Region in the southeast region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a large country right at the heart of Africaand it […]