“Continue to be generous!” 

Press Release Aid to the Church in Need’s Christmas Campaign 2023 Since December 2nd, the Canadian office of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has been in the midst of its Christmas campaign, and the generosity of benefactors has been overwhelming. “I’m always moved by the generosity of our benefactors towards their sisters and …

Over 200 million dollars in donations for suffering Christians around the world

Montreal, Thursday, June 15, 2023 – Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) presents its 2022 annual accounts which reflect a year of record support. Ukraine was the largest individual recipient of help for projects in 2022, receiving almost 10% of the aid, while Africa was the region that received the most support. …

One million children praying the Rosary for world peace!

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Press Release – Save the Date! – Montreal, June 8, 2023 – Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Canada is pleased to announce that the One Million Children Praying the Rosary event is back again this year and will take place on Wednesday, October 18. “Praying for peace in an …

ACN Canada’s Bilingual Marian Pilgrimage 

Becoming a pilgrim, a joyous experience! Montreal, Thursday, May 4, 2023 – From October 25 to November 6, 2023, Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN), in collaboration with tour operator Spiritours, is organizing a bilingual Marian pilgrimage to France, Spain, and Portugal, to some of the most well-known pilgrimage sites in the world, …

Christians in Nigeria – Unwavering Persistence and Hope

Videos and Magazine present an overview of their situation Press Release Montreal, Wednesday, April 19, 2023 –Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN) is in the midst of a campaign for the persecuted Church in Nigeria and is encouraging people to donate generously. “On Holy Saturday, April 8, more than 35 people (with some …

Aid to the Church in Need sends close to $700,000 in immediate aid to Syria

Press Release – For Immediate Release Königstein-Montreal, February 10, 2023 – Despite the horror caused by the earthquake that devastated large parts of Northern Syria, there are signs of hope, especially in the way Syrians have come together in a show of unity and solidarity not seen since before the Syrian Civil War. Pontifical Charity …

ACN Canada, part of a Catholic call to action for Syria

Ottawa, February 10, 2023: With the support of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Aid to Church in Need (ACN), Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) Canada, and Development and Peace-Caritas Canada (DPCC) are launching an emergency aid campaign in response to the destructive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria …

Syria – The death toll rises in a country already in ruins

PRESS RELEASE Königstein-Montreal, February 6, 2023—“According to the first information we have received from our partners, the February 6 earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey have also affected Christian communities in Syria,” says Marie-Claude Lalonde, National Director of Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN). “We ask all our benefactors to pray for all …