Aid to the Church in Need is preparing a second wave of help for Beirut amid growing fears that last month’s explosion could spark an exodus of Christians from Lebanon. Amid reports that more than 100 churches, convents, Church-run schools and other institutes are in need of repairs following the blast on August 4, a […]
ACN is helping to rebuild the Sisters’ convent on the ninth floor of the hospital building. “Oh my God!” – exclaims Sister Nicolas Akiki, the director of the hospital. This is the first time she has been into this part of the hospital since it was devastated by the explosion of August 4, in the […]
A Video to Remember Montreal, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 – At the gates of Advent, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) now holds its annual Red Week, during which the international organization raises awareness of the phenomena of religious persecution against Christians and religious freedom around the world. On November 18th, the Canadian office […]
“Our mission is to bring light into the darkness we are living” ACN supports the reconstruction of the Church of the Saviour in Beirut “Our Hiroshima.” This is how one survivor describes the tragic explosion of August 4 in which she lost her house and home. “It was worse than a war, because it happened […]
On November 9, an agreement was signed between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia with the aim of bringing to an end the military conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. However, many Armenians feel betrayed by the conditions of the armistice, under which Azerbaijan would retain control of the territories it has won during the war […]
A Time of Reflection in Solidarity with the Persecuted Church Montreal, Monday, November 23, 2020—Close to a hundred people signed up for the virtual Red Wednesday event in Canada, which took place on November 18. Along with the Archbishops of Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto—Msgrs. Christian Lépine, Michael J. Miller et le Cardinal Thomas Collins – […]
Supporting the Family Commission of the Catholic Church For the Catholic Church in Georgia the current pastoral year is a special one. For it has been consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima, who appeared in 1917 to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, entrusting them with messages of great importance for the fate of the […]
The Persecution of Christians is Increasing So is anti-religious violence. On Wednesday, November 18, Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN) will be marking Red Wednesday for the third consecutive year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the use of technology, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Nigeria, Sister Micheline Lattouf of Lebanon, the archbishops of […]
A generous benefactor, Mr. M., launches a challenge to help Lebanon! Press Release – For Immediate Release Montreal, November 13, 2020 – We need your help and support for a new campaign for Lebanon! A generous benefactor, Mr. M., who prefers to remain anonymous—has committed to match your donation up to $3,000 for all new […]
New massacres by jihadists, with the number of refugees climbing daily. Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, has been a theatre of violence and a living hell for its people since October 2017. In a series of over 600 brutal attacks across nine separate districts of this northern region by armed insurgents who claim […]
Church leaders urge government to protect Christians against attacks triggered by anti-conversion campaign With major Hindu nationalist networks announcing plans to launch a campaign against religious conversions—especially in the tribal areas of India—Catholic Church leaders say such a campaign has been going on for a long time and that the move is aimed at dividing […]
