Archbishop Hanna Rahme, of Baalbek Deir El-Ahmar, in Lebanon, seeks to keep up evangelization efforts, welcome refugees, live alongside the Shias, and encourage hope in the midst of constant crises and successive wars. The congregation of the Monks of Beit Maroun, Servants of the Cedar of Lebanon, is a new congregation founded in 2019, composed …
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In Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), when the people hear the church bells, they know there is life in the village Residents of Bukavu feel abandoned by the international community. But they know that if they flee, the M23, an armed rebel group backed by Rwanda, will take over their lands. (Banner: Image created with …
The Church in Cuba continues to accompany a population marked by fear, uncertainty, and deep need in all areas of life. In a conversation with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Marcelo Arturo González Amador, who is president of the Cuban Bishops’ Conference, describes the dramatic situation the island is currently experiencing. “Cuba …
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The statement comes in the wake of a devastating attack against a landmark Catholic church and compound located in the region of Meza, Cabo Delgado. The Muslim community of Mozambique has issued a statement condemning the ongoing attacks by jihadists in the north, which have increasingly been targeting Christian people and sites. The jihadists who …
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The Christian residents of the south-Lebanese border town of Yaroun are living in fear that they will never be able to return to the land of their ancestors. Fr. Charles Naddaf, the parish priest of the local Greek Catholic Melkite church, spoke to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the community’s concerns. “Yaroun …
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A missionary warns that the world has forgotten about Sudan, a country currently experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world due to a three-year-long civil war. In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr. Diego Dalle Carbonare, a Comboni missionary with experience in Egypt, Lebanon, and Sudan, highlights the collective …
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Press Release – For Immediate Release Montreal, May 14, 2026– As part of its annual tradition, the Canadian office of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) invites you to mark your calendars for the eighth edition of Red Wednesday, which will take place on Wednesday, November 18. (Banner photo: participants in Saint John XXIII …
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Archbishop Jeanbart believed that had it not been for the care of God, the Christians of Syria would have been wiped out during the civil war. It was with sadness that Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) learned of the death of its long-time project partner Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart, aged 83, last …
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First interview with new Chaldean Patriarch Amel Shamon Nona In 2015, the then Archbishop of Mosul left for Australia after his entire flock was exiled following the rise of the Islamic State. One decade later, he returns to Iraq, now as the newly elected patriarch of the Chaldean Church. On May 29, His Beatitude Amel …
Your generosity is already changing lives. Thanks to you, priests continue their mission, religious sisters serve the poorest, and persecuted Christian communities still find the strength to hope. (Banner photo: In Colombia, a retired priest receives care thanks to you.) Today you can go even further. Would you like your faith to continue to have …
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