ACN provides a vehicle to enable pastoral work in the parish of Saint Peter in Multan Father Javed Khurshid, the parish priest, is still a young priest. Ordained 12 years ago and still serving today in the diocese of Multan located in the southern Punjab region of Pakistan. His parish, Saint Peter’s, lies on the […]
Millions in West Africa are in need ACN has estimated over 15 million people are currently internally displaced in the 12 countries identified by ACN’s Religious Freedom in the World Report 2021. and suffering severe to extreme religious persecution in Africa. Large agricultural areas are emptied as people run for their lives from profit driven […]
An ACN program providing new hope to young Pakistani women and equipping them to fight for a better future Life for Christians in Pakistan is not easy. As members of a religious minority, they are frequently victims of discrimination and social exclusion. The majority of Christians belong to the poorest classes of society and include […]
Hana Bendcowsky is program director of the Jerusalem Centre for Jewish – Christian Relations (JCJCR). The program has been supported for many years by ACN. Despite the long war in Gaza, Mrs. Bendcowsky continues to maintain dialogue between Jews and Christians in Israel. ACN: Mrs Bendcowsky, Is Jewish-Christian dialogue possible in these days following the […]
Mass Offerings for the educators at the Seminary of Gbarna The country of Liberia in West Africa was initially established by African slaves from America, who had been repatriated back to the African continent. Sadly, however, there has been conflict between their descendants and the already established local tribes, conflict which has continued to this […]
In 2020, ACN funded more than 25 projects to support refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in different parts of the world, especially those in Africa and the Middle East. Africa Sub-Sahara Africa hosts more than 26% of the world’s refugee population as a result of new conflicts erupting and the ongoing crisis. ACN’s focus […]
ACN International presents its Annual Report: almost 187 million dollars for Christians in need Rise of 15.4% at the international level and 40% in Canada, a first. In the financial year 2020 the international Catholic pastoral and pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN International) succeeded in raising 187.7 million dollars in donations for suffering and […]
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 […]
Archbishop of Bhopal sees encouraging signs in spite of the crisis India is currently experiencing a devastating surge of COVID-19 cases. On June 10, the death toll of a 24-hour period rose to over 6,000. These numbers are based on figures added to the national death toll by the state of Bihar on the previous […]
A new chapel for the Catholics of Saint Joseph’s outstation in the village of Mathotho The Catholic sub-parish of Saint Joseph in Mathotho is an outstation of Nkhate parish. The village is situated in the south of Malawi in the diocese of Chikwawa, in a remote and underdeveloped area of the hill country. The people […]
