Success Story: Help for the support and training of 20 religious of the Missionary Sisters of Jesus Word and Victim With an area of a little over a million square miles (2.8 km²), Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world. But the home country of Pope Francis is going through a serious economic crisis today. Poverty is on the increase and […]
Support for a course in the biblical apostolate for catechists The most recent papal letter Antiquum Ministerium , in which Pope Francis establishes the Ministry of Catechist, with its own liturgical responsibilities, was a source of great joy for ACN. Why? Because ACN is already supporting the work of catechists in many countries all around the […]
Support and technical equipment for the annual ecumenical youth meetings run by the Franciscans at the Marian shrine of Bilshivtsi Even before the pandemic, Ukraine faced numerous grave challenges. 70 years of communism have left a profound mark on society and aggravated today by corruption, economic crisis, lack of opportunity and a war in the […]
Support for the apostolate of 16 contemplative Sisters in southern Peru, in the apostolic prelature of Ayaviti. Peru, the third largest country in South America, has been severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Although the country responded as early as March 2020 with a range of restrictions, nevertheless, one year later there were already over […]
Both Catholic and Orthodox churches in Russia through dialogue have discovered one common preoccupation. The desire to help suffering addicts. One man, Fr. Sergij Belkov, has developed a tried and true method in Sapjornoe that many others are adopting. His success rate with addicts is so great that extensions are now needed on the Orthodox rehabilitation centre to house all those in need, programs and much more. ACN has been supporting this excellent initiative right from the start. Read more about it in our Project of the Week.
Priests and religious Sisters in Zambia need our help. You see, the pandemic in this country has been spreading rapidly and with the cold season’s arrival in April – the fear of further spread is imminent. ACN Benefactors have already been able to help with personal protective equipment (PPE) for 1,486 of these devoted souls. Now, with your help, we need to raise more for another 538 in the dioceses of Chipata, Kawe and Kasama. Learn more and share – our Project of the Week!
The Archbishop of Santiago, Cuba, holds the work of the missionary Sisters in his diocese in the highest regard. Because of the poverty in his diocese, he has turned to ACN to help them. Learn how you can help!
The community of Mar a Dentro in Brazil, needed a car to transport materials and for its many charitable projects and pastoral programs, both in the city and in other towns and villages that are accessible by road. The roads are poor and the journeys are often long. See how ACN Benefactors have helped them!
Translation for social: Contemplative Carmelite Sisters in DRC have devoted their lives to praying for the world. Through decades of civil war and ongoing violence, they pray especially for the young seminarians nearby that they may have the strength to carry out their vocations. Though the people of Malole are so happy and grateful to have the Sisters and the convent near to them where they can attend Mass, they are too poor to support them. See how ACN is stepping to help in our project of the week!
This year, ACN is supporting these priests again by providing for their training in the Seminary of Prague with a sum of $6,750.
