Church leaders urge Israeli authorities to stop attacks on West Bank Christians. Radical Jewish settlers have been attacking the Christian town of Taybeh with increasing violence, while the Israeli military and police ignore requests for help. The leaders of the main Christian churches in the Holy Land are questioning the complicity of the Israeli authorities …
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Religious robbed, held at gunpoint, and threatened with decapitation
The Mercedarian Sisters were the second congregation to suffer an armed robbery in a matter of days, as the violence in northern Mozambique steadily worsens. (Archive: Mercedarian Sisters, including some from the convent that was attacked). Almost a month ago, on June 8, the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, in the Diocese of Pemba, …
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Brazil: Aparecida’s bag full of miracles
This is the story of Aparecida, an 80-year-old widow who represents thousands of benefactors of the charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) around the world. Like the widow in the Gospel story, Aparecida doesn’t give to ACN what she has left over but rather makes sacrifices to help those most in need. The …
Benefactors Day 2025
🎥A Heartfelt Thank You in Video In 2024, thanks to you, 5,337 projects were supported in 137 countries.Here in Canada, your faith in the mission of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has never been stronger: $4.1 million was raised.A record-breaking year! On this June 27, Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, thank …
“We have the right to go to church and pray in peace.”
“We feel that we are alone”: the priest echoes the pain of the Christian community after the Damascus attack last Sunday. Father Fadi Azar, Syrian priest, speaks about the situation of Christians “Christians in Syria are feeling a great pain. The Christian community throughout Syria is going through a moment of deep sadness: the loss …
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Farewell to Bishop Paul Thabet Habib
A Friend, a shepherd, a witness: ACN remembers Iraqi bishop It is with sadness and gratitude that Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) bids farewell to Bishop Paul Thabet Habib of Alqosh, who passed away on June 20, following a battle with cancer. To us, he was not only a close partner but a …
Syria: Deadly attack in Damascus
Aid to the Church in Need expresses its deep sorrow following the deadly attack on Saint Elijah Church in Damascus on June 22, 2025. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is profoundly saddened and alarmed by the deadly attack that took place on Sunday evening during a service at the Greek Orthodox Church of …
Sudan: Priest killed by a stray bullet during rebel militia attack
Fr. Luka Jomo died last Friday in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in Sudan, during an attack by paramilitary militias on the city, which has been under siege since April 2023. Fr. Luka is the first priest to be killed during the current civil war in Sudan. “Dear fathers, sisters, and all …
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Nigeria: Up to 200 dead in worst killing spree
IDPs burned alive, shot dead and macheted Militants massacred up to 200 Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State on the night of Friday, June 13, targeting displaced families, setting fire to their buildings as they lay asleep inside and macheting anyone who tried to flee. The IDP families were in buildings repurposed as temporary accommodation in …
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Christians must be allowed to stay in the Middle East!
“States have to change their perspective. It’s not about focusing on the number of Christians, but on the value that the presence of the Christians adds.” Cardinal Bechara Raï, patriarch of the Maronite Church In a statement to Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the patriarch of the Maronite Church, Cardinal Bechara …
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