Democratic Republic of Congo 50 years of renewal The rhythmic clapping of their hands, accompanied harmoniously by the deep sound of percussion, gently introduced the welcome song which was dedicated to me. I felt a great joy fill me immediately, and a desire to follow in their footsteps. This first contact with the Sisters of […]
ACN PROJECT OF THE WEEK Cameroon Support for the life and ministry of three religious Sisters The Sisters of Divine Providence have been working in Cameroon since 1999. They also established a house in the diocese of Mbalmayo, in 2002, at the very centre of the country where they are now living and working at […]
Cameroon/Nigeria ACN rebuilds following the destruction of Boko Haram In 2014 the Jihadist group, Boko Haram, came to worldwide attention when it kidnapped 276 female students, aged 16 to 18, in Nigeria. The hashtag trended globally, with 2.3 million tweets, including postings by leaders like First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. The kidnapping, as terrible as […]
Kenya Today we arrive in Lodwar, where the dry season poses a real problem for its inhabitants. On October 8th our ACN delegation visited Lodwar, the largest town in northwestern Kenya with a population of 48,316. According to the Insider’s guide to Kenya, Lodwar’s history began around 1933 when a trader named Shah Mohamed, arrived on […]
JOURNEY WITH ACN is our weekly newsletter regularly posted to our website and designed to acquaint you with the needs of the Catholic Church around the world and introducing you to various projects we have helped to bring into being together with our partners and ACN benefactors. This week: Uganda Success Story: Mass Offerings for the priests teaching at the seminary […]
JOURNEY WITH ACN is our Friday newsletter which will be regularly posted to our blog. Our weekly newsletter was designed to provide us with an opportunity to acquaint you with the needs of the Catholic Church around the world – and with some of the projects we have been able to realize together with ACN […]
JOURNEY WITH ACN is our Friday newsletter which will be regularly posted to our blog. Our weekly newsletter was designed to provide us with an opportunity to acquaint you with the needs of the Catholic Church around the world – and with some of the projects we have been able to realize together with […]
