The statement comes in the wake of a devastating attack against a landmark Catholic church and compound located in the region of Meza, Cabo Delgado. The Muslim community of Mozambique has issued a statement condemning the ongoing attacks by jihadists in the north, which have increasingly been targeting Christian people and sites. The jihadists who …
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The Christian residents of the south-Lebanese border town of Yaroun are living in fear that they will never be able to return to the land of their ancestors. Fr. Charles Naddaf, the parish priest of the local Greek Catholic Melkite church, spoke to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the community’s concerns. “Yaroun …
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A missionary warns that the world has forgotten about Sudan, a country currently experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world due to a three-year-long civil war. In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr. Diego Dalle Carbonare, a Comboni missionary with experience in Egypt, Lebanon, and Sudan, highlights the collective …
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Archbishop Jeanbart believed that had it not been for the care of God, the Christians of Syria would have been wiped out during the civil war. It was with sadness that Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) learned of the death of its long-time project partner Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart, aged 83, last …
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Your generosity is already changing lives. Thanks to you, priests continue their mission, religious sisters serve the poorest, and persecuted Christian communities still find the strength to hope. (Banner photo: In Colombia, a retired priest receives care thanks to you.) Today you can go even further. Would you like your faith to continue to have …
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The attack on the parish of St. Louis de Montfort, located in northern Mozambique, did not lead to any casualties among the missionaries, but nevertheless generated widespread panic within the Christian population. A historic church in Meza, in the region of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, was reduced to rubble during an attack by jihadist insurgents …
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Apostolic nuncio, Archbishop Kulbokas describes the reality on the front line and the role of priests accompanying soldiers. Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, has described the situation in the country as “very difficult,” highlighting the impact of continued attacks on infrastructure, worsening humanitarian conditions, and an increasing sense of exhaustion across society. In …
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When Bishop Stephen Nyodho was appointed for the Diocese of Malakal, everything had been destroyed. No buildings, no services, and no flock. With courage and leading by example, he began to rebuild—first trust, then infrastructure. The city of Malakal, in South Sudan, used to be home to tens of thousands of people before the civil …
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Aid to the Church in Need Canada was honoured to participate in the 105th Annual Toronto Diocesan CWL Convention, held in Ajax on April 27–28, 2026, under the theme Ignite Your Passion, Empower His Mission. Our National Director, Marie‑Claude Lalonde, delivered a keynote address on Tuesday morning, presenting the work of ACN and offering an …
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The local Church hopes the visit will mark a “before and an after,” more than four decades after the last. Note: This text was written before Pope Leo’s visit, taking place there from April 21 to 23, the final stop of an African journey that also took him to Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola. The Church …
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