Help for the formation of six seminarians The Diocese of Humaitá lies within the Amazon and covers 135,000 km², which represents a total surface area larger than Greece. Yet it is sparsely populated. Of its 122,000 inhabitants, around 85,000 are Catholic. The Catholic faithful are served by 21 priests. But because many of the […]
“Accusing priests of sabotage and espionage brings back memories of the worst and darkest times of totalitarian systems,” says ACN Executive President Thomas Heine-Geldern. The Greek Catholic Exarchate of Donetsk, in Ukraine, has issued a new statement, dated November 30, on the situation of two Redemptorist priests who were illegally taken into custody by Russian […]
In Syria and Lebanon, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)’s 2022 Christmas Campaign Montreal, December 2, 2022—Christians in Syria and Lebanon are currently experiencing unprecedented hardship, which is why Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) wishes to support these communities as part of its annual Christmas campaign. “Our project partners sometimes feel discouraged […]
Brazil The Diocese of Humaitá, in the Amazon region of Brazil, has its own riverboat for pastoral work in the many riverside communities, which in most cases are accessible only via the waterways. Such journeys are difficult and dangerous, and the missionaries must deal with rapids, large floating tree trunks, poisonous snakes, and clouds of […]
Where Christianity began Eleven years after the start of the war in Syria, which has left hundreds of thousands dead, millions displaced and cities destroyed, the economic and social crisis is greater than ever. Inflation has driven even those who managed to survive the war into hardship. Ninety percent of the population is estimated to […]
With deep dismay, the pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has learned of the detention of two priests who were carrying out their ministry in the since February 2022 Russian-occupied port city of Berdiansk, in south-eastern Ukraine. The Redemptorist priests arrested by the Russian militia have been providing pastoral care to both […]
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Aid to the Church in Need calls attention to the suffering of Christian women in countries where sexual violence is used as a weapon against religious minorities, and urges national governments and international organizations to do more to combat the increasing number of these […]
Growing participationThe release of the report Persecuted and Forgotten? 2020-22 shows the rise of persecution against Christians Montreal, Thursday, November 25, 2022—“More and more parishes, cathedrals, schools and groups are participating to the Red Wednesday in Canada, which is excellent news,” says Marie-Claude Lalonde, National Director of Aid to the Church in Need Canada. “And […]
30,000 Bibles in the Khasi language The far northeast of India is linked to the rest of the country only by a narrow corridor of land. As a result, the region is isolated and remains among the poorest and most underdeveloped regions of India. The vast majority of the population live scattered in small rural […]
The priest kidnapped in Mali was aware of the risks The German-born missionary is an ACN partner and is heavily committed to inter-religious dialogue The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its pain and concern over the disappearance and likely kidnapping of missionary Hans-Joachim Lohre – or Ha-Jo, as he is […]
