Pope Francis will be visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this year, from July 2 to 5. During a visit to the head office of international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in Germany, Bishop Timothée Bodika Manyisai, of Kikwit, in the southwestern part of DRC, spoke about how Catholics are […]
A nun of the Comboni Missionaries living in Wau, South Sudan, believes the upcoming visit by Pope Francis to the youngest country in the world, scheduled for July 5 to 7,could have a historic effect on the peace process. “The Pope will play a very, very important role. The Pope, the Christian churches and all […]
The international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is deeply troubled by the terrible murder of Deborah Yakubu, a Christian student who was stoned and then burned at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, northern Nigeria. “ACN decries this most recent act of violence. The levels of extremism and violence reached […]
Democratic Republic of the Congo For almost 30 years now, the Assumptionist Fathers in the diocese of Butembo-Beni, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have been exercising a fruitful media apostolate. In particular, the Catholic radio station they have set up—Radio Moto Oicha—is proving to be a vital instrument of evangelization, […]
Press Release – Montreal, April 21, 2022 – For nearly two months, the war in Ukraine has been in the media spotlight. A critical concern, but one that runs the risk of overshadowing the distress experienced elsewhere in the world. “The global shock of the Russian army’s invasion of Ukraine has affected us all deeply,” […]
The Carmelite Missionary Sisters in Burundi Burundi, one of the smallest countries in Africa, has been going through a social and political crisis since 2015. This country, with a 94% Christian population, has received help in these difficult times from a number of different communities of religious sisters. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) […]
Success Story – Support for 19 Pallottine Sisters in three dioceses Altogether, there are 19 Pallottine nuns working in five different centres in the dioceses of Doumé-Abong‘ Mbang, Bafoussam, and Yaoundé in Cameroon. 14 of these nuns are from Poland, but several young African women have now also joined the order, and two have already […]
On March 25, in the Cathedral of Rumbek, South Sudan, Italian missionary Christian Carlassare was ordained bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek—a position that had been vacant for 10 years. In an interview with international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) prior to this momentous occasion, the bishop described the attack he […]
Towards the end of 2021, the Nigerian government announced that members of terrorist organization Boko Haram were being disarmed and reintegrated into society. Through several operations, thousands of insurgents, including fighters, non-combatants and family members, were laying down their weapons in different parts of Borno State, in north-eastern Nigeria. Just last week, according to General […]
Help for the training of 28 seminarians of the Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales The congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales, also known as the Fransalians, was founded in 1838 in France. They are a congregation of missionary priests devoted to evangelization through preaching and pastoral care, and to the Catholic education […]
