Iraq Rebuilding begins on the Plains of Nineveh Konigstein/Montreal—Monday, May 8 2017— And we’re off! This Monday, May 8th in the villages of Bartella, Karamless and Qaraqosh an “Olive Tree Ceremony” will mark the beginning of rebuilding work on the first 100 homes of the Christian refugee families: A program sponsored by the international Catholic […]
Nineveh Plains Christian churches unite to rebuild In Iraqi Kurdistan, the Syriac Catholic Bishop, the Chaldean Catholic Bishop and two Syriac Orthodox bishops signed an agreement in Erbil to help Christians from the Nineveh Plains rebuild their homes, destroyed by ISIS in 2014. Hope has returned to the hearts of Christians who […]
A Drop of Milk program An urgent request to support the children of Aleppo Aid to the Church in Need continues the work done since the start of the war in Syria: to support the Christian families of Aleppo, along with local partners, such as Canadian-Syrian gastroenterologist Nabil Antaki. Our immediate concern is to […]
South Sudan Episcopacy denounces violence against civilians United together from February 21 to 23, the Catholics bishops of South Sudan resolutely denounced the violence perpetrated against civilians, as “war crimes” inflicted by both the opposition and the government who are accused of killing, raping, burning, beating, looting, harassing and detaining civilians, even keeping entire […]
Christmas Celebration in Erbil – Community of Father Luis Montes IVE Iraq After the liberation of villages in the Nineveh Plains Christmas celebrations filled with hope in Erbil “There is still a long way to go before the refugees can return to their homes. The region is riddled with bombs,” Father Luis Montes reports. In […]
PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Children Praying the Rosary More than ever: Pray for Peace and Unity Montreal, Wednesday October 5 – Again this year, Aid to the Church in Need is supporting the One Million Children Pray the Rosary* campaign, an international event with participation also across Canada taking place Tuesday, […]
Syria A “consternating” situation leaving Christians “exasperated” Aid to the Church in Need recently received information coming from its partners in Syria from the village of Aleppo. For many days, the inhabitants have suffered through many more bombings. “Aleppo has known a veritable war for the third consecutive day,” writes Father Fadi. “The terrorists bomb the […]
Activities Report 2015 – Aid to the Church in Need A record year in a world in crisis It is a new record year for the international Catholic organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). In fact, thanks to 22 national offices established around the world, a little over 175 million dollars were collected in […]
Pope Francis and Aid to the Church in Need Support of an “exceptional kind!” Montreal, Friday, June 17, 2016 During a press conference which took place in Rome, the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis is supporting the charity organization’s work. “I trust Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a Pontifical Charity, to do […]
Pope Francis supports Aid to the Church in Need in a new campaign Montreal/Rome, June 16, 2016 – Tomorrow, Friday June 17 at 1 p.m. (Rome hour), at a press conference in the Sala Marconi held in the Vatican Radio offices, the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need […]
