The fate of Nigeria’s Christians tops agenda at International Religious Freedom Summit. A bi-partisan resolution calling the Biden Administration to task for failing to protect Nigeria’s Christians took the spotlight at the third annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington, D.C. from January 31 to February 1, only weeks before the presidential election in …
ACN Project of the Week The congregation of the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod was founded in France and has been established in India ever since 1886. Today, the religious sisters are present in the capital, New Delhi, and in 17 of the federal states of the country. They are dedicated to the service …
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Since February 24, 2022, ACN benefactors all around the world contributed more than 13.11 million dollars, including nearly $500,000 from Canada ($492,500) – to over 290 different projects all over Ukraine, including in Latin and Greek Catholic dioceses. A large part of this aid has supported those who are dedicated to working with the destitute, …
Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) calls for prayers for the Church in Nicaragua and for the Nicaraguan bishop who was convicted for treason on February 10. Pope Francis expressed his sadness and concern on February 12, following the Angelus prayer. ACN echoes these sentiments and asks all its friends and benefactors …
Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Pope Francis’ envoy to the 25th anniversary celebration of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Cuba, has asked the regime to free activists who were detained in anti-government protests in July 2021. On Friday, February 10, Cardinal Stella completed his tour of Cuba’s dioceses. The cardinal knows this country well, as he …
As the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches the one-year mark, two major figures in the country’s Catholic Church speak about how the war has affected the country and the Church, and their hopes for a post-war Ukraine. The Catholic Church in Ukraine wants to help the population overcome the traumas that have been caused …
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Vehicle for a poor parish Father Jean Wilner is delighted with his new all-terrain vehicle, made possible thanks to our generous benefactors who donated $39,450. Prior to this, the only way to reach the various settlements in his parish of St. Bernadette Soubirous of La Visite was either on foot or by moped, travelling on …
Press Release – For Immediate Release Königstein-Montreal, February 10, 2023 – Despite the horror caused by the earthquake that devastated large parts of Northern Syria, there are signs of hope, especially in the way Syrians have come together in a show of unity and solidarity not seen since before the Syrian Civil War. Pontifical Charity …
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Ottawa, February 10, 2023: With the support of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Aid to Church in Need (ACN), Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) Canada, and Development and Peace-Caritas Canada (DPCC) are launching an emergency aid campaign in response to the destructive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria …
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Syria—Prayer next Sunday, live from Aleppo (11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time). See the details on this poster. In solidarity with the victims and families of the February 6, 2023, earthquake.
