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Aid to the Church in Need Launches “Hear Her Cries” – A Report on Women and Girls

New report shines light on extremist assaults on Christian girls On Wednesday November 24, Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will be launching a fresh report looking at the kidnapping, forced conversion and sexual victimization of Christian women and girls. The charity’s Hear Her Cries report will be the first of its kind to focus on the phenomenon of young women who are seized, because both their sex […]

Red Wednesday in Canada: The Dome of the Oratory goes Red

The Dome of Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal Lights Up Montreal, Tuesday, November 16, 2021 – It’s confirmed: tonight, and tomorrow (November 16 and 17), the dome of St. Joseph’s Oratory on Mount Royal in Montreal will be illuminated in red to mark Red Wednesday, an international event that brings together 15 of the 23 national offices of Aid to the […]

Red Wednesday, November 17: Be there!

Press Release—for Immediate Release Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN) Montreal, November 4, 2021—After it’s One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign in October, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is preparing for the launch of its second magazine of this year called Faith, Hope and Charity, which will present the work […]

One Million Children Praying the Rosary—2021

Over a Hundred People Pray for Peace in Canada Montréal, Tuesday, October 19, 2021—Yesterday, October 18, a little over a hundred people in Canada, mainly families, participated in praying for peace in the world as part of One Million Children Praying the Rosary, a virtual activity organized by the international charity, Aid to the Church […]

Red Wednesday 2021 in Canada – Sharp Rise in Anti-Christian Persecution in Africa

Montréal, October 21, 2021 – Burkina Faso has been under attack since 2015 and is seeing its welcoming and tolerant way of life challenged by outside fundamentalist forces. In Nigeria, Catholic bishops are no longer reluctant to speak of a ‘slow genocide’ of Christians, massacred or driven off their land by Fulani herdsmen, who in […]

“Where God Helps” – A New Voice on Salt + Light Hour!

Aid to the Church in Need bringing the voice of the poor and persecuted Church to the Salt + Light Hour with Deacon Pedro Montreal, October 8, 2021 – As of Saturday, October 9, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will be joining the SLHour line-up with a regular spot, once a month, on the popular Catholic radio show hosted by Salt + Light Media’s Deacon Pedro Guevara-Mann. The show, which explores many different aspects […]

One Million Children Praying the Rosary Sign-up now!

Press Release – for Immediate Release – Montreal, Tuesday, September 21, 2021 – On Monday, October 18th, the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is inviting parishes, kindergartens, schools and families to once again take part in the One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign this year. The aim of the prayer […]

Red Wednesday 2021 – Mark Your Calendars!

Press Release – For Immediate Release Aid to the Church in Need (ACN Canada) Mark your calendar! On Wednesday, November 17th, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN Canada) will hold its seventh consecutive Red Wednesday. This event will be bringing people together in solidarity and serve as a reminder that Christians continue to be […]

One Million Children Pray the Rosary – Sign-up Now!

Press Release – For Immediate Release – Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Montréal, Wednesday, June 11, 2021 – On Monday, October 18th at 6:30 pm, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will hold a virtual time of prayer on the occasion of the international event One Million Children Pray the Rosary.Sign-up now! “In […]

Emergency Aid Campaign for India

Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN) is launching an appeal for urgent support for its project partners in India. “In a plea for help sent out last week, Sister Christin, a religious Sister from the Holy Cross congregation I was fortunate enough to meet on a trip in 2016, implores us to help. In a video, she says the health system has flat out collapsed,” says Marie-Claude Lalonde, national director of ACN.