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 […]
Mass Offerings for the sustenance of five contemplative Albertine priests The monks of Saint Albert are a young, home-grown contemplative order of priests and religious in Nicaragua. Until recently there were no male contemplative religious orders in this Central American country. And the five men who have embraced this religious life in Estelí, in the […]
The pastoral charity helps institutions dedicated to St. Joseph all over the world In honour of the Year of St. Joseph, the international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is highlighting the many projects it supports in Latin America, Africa, the Near East, Eastern Europe and Asia which have been dedicated […]
In the month of January, Brazil reached the tragic total of 220,000 victims as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Brazil is the country with the second-highest number of deaths in the world due to the virus. In this context the Amazonas region, which is often described as the “lungs of the world,” is, ironically, […]
Father Ammar Yako: “It is part of our history.” Al-Tahira Church in Qaraqosh (Baghdeda) was almost completely destroyed during the ISIS terror regime (2014–2017). Thanks to the generous support of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) benefactors, the church has been rebuilt over the course of the last few years and is now almost […]
Church representatives criticize ongoing embargo politics of the West Just ten years after the Syrian War began, the project partners of the international pontifical charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), sharply condemn the ongoing sanctions of the West. They have fallen far short of their actual objective of weakening the Assad regime, the […]
ACN Success Story: Ongoing formation for priests, religious Sisters and laity providing pastoral care to traumatized people. Easter Sunday morning 2019—will forever remain a day of frightful memory. On that day a series of suicide bombs were detonated in three Christian churches and three local hotels in the capital Colombo and elsewhere. Some 300 people lost their […]
Four years after her kidnapping, the Church continues to pray for the release of Sister Gloria Narvaez The Catholic Church in Mali (Africa) continues to pray and work for the release of the Colombian Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez Argoty, who was abducted four years ago on February 7 by jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda. The General […]
Cover Image from archives: Haiti Election Protests on December 8, 2010 The Bishop’s Conference of the Caribbean island deplores the explosive security and political situation The Catholic bishops of Haiti have released a message deploring the catastrophic situation prevailing on the Caribbean island and call for a national dialogue. “The country is on the brink […]
Support for the “Little Studio” Catholic radio station in Vilnius All over the world the pandemic provoked by the Coronavirus has demonstrated the importance of Catholic media to the life of the Church in our times. In many countries the only way Catholics have been able to take part in Holy Mass and other communal […]
Bishop’s Conference calls for dialogue following military coup Following the military coup in Myanmar, the Bishop’s Conference of the country has addressed an appeal for peace to the conflicting parties and the international community. “We are journeying through most challenging times of our history,” the bishops wrote in a joint statement from February 4, which […]
