With a long history of persecution, the Christians of Baghdeda (Qaraqosh) know that the bad times might return, but believe that “a Church that is not persecuted is a Church that does not carry Christ.” It is a beautiful day in Baghdeda, and families are streaming into the church of St. Behnam and Sarah. The […]
On September 30, the Church celebrates the memory of Saint Jerome, a doctor of the Church who translated the Bible into Latin. September is the month of the Bible, and the Church recalls Saint Jerome’s profound conviction that “he who does not know Holy Scripture does not know Christ.” Aid to the Church in Need […]
Chitsungo Mission, the poorest parish in the Diocese of Chinhoyi in Northern Zimbabwe, serves some 60 villages. At Easter this year, Bishop Raymond Mupandasekwa visited the remote village of Kanyemba in this parish. He spent five days amongst the poorest of the poor, sleeping in a tent at night to be close to them. Many […]
In the wake of the murder of an Italian nun, the bishop of Pemba, where the Islamist insurgency began, says that poverty and corruption are at the root of the problem. (Cover photo: Internally Displaced People in the north of Mozambique). In an interview with Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), which […]
The bishop of Mamfe asks for prayers for the release of nine kidnapped religious and laypeople. The whereabouts of the nine people who were kidnapped on the afternoon of Friday, September 16, in Nchang, in the Diocese of Mamfe, located in Southwestern Cameroon, remains unknown. Five priests, one nun and three lay people were taken […]
Working in the Archdiocese of Huancayo, high in the Peruvian Andes, are 26 sisters from eight different congregations. This vast region covering around 15,145 km²—as large as some small countries—is home to only about 743,000 people, 71.5% of whom are Catholics. Consequently, each priest must minister to more than 8,000 faithful on average who are […]
Pakistanis are grateful for Church help as the worst flooding in 30 years leaves many citizens with nothing. Amid disastrous flooding in Pakistan, many people are approaching parishes in search of help. “People value the Church as a reliable place to go for emergency assistance,” said three Pakistani bishops at a press conference last Thursday, […]
The “Back to School” program of US$2.28 million will help ensure the continuity of the Christian presence in Lebanon and the coexistence between the different religions. Königstein/Montréal, September 16, 2022 – International Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has just launched its “Back to School” aid program in Lebanon, which will benefit […]
The congregation of the Brothers of St. Martin de Porres was originally established in 1953 in what is now South Sudan. Here in Uganda, the members of this male religious congregation work in the parishes, teach in the schools, and help the poor and needy through a variety of charitable activities. As a home-grown African […]
Pope Francis’ visit to Kazakhstan Pope Francis participated in the seventh edition of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, from September 14 to 15, in the capital of Nur-Sultan (or what may once again become known as Astana). According to Bishop José Luís Mumbiela Sierra, of the Diocese of the Most Holy […]
