Simply enter the event location here. Of course, please coordinate participation with the pastor or the governing bodies beforehand. If you are planning an event (e.g., prayer evening, church service), you can also announce this via the link.

Absolutely! Under the participation information here, you will find several suggestions. Order material about the campaign here and make Red Wednesday known to your circle of acquaintances and via social media. Reach out to your parish or community and encourage participation. The more buildings that light up, the stronger is solidarity!

Red Wednesday is a worldwide campaign by the Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). As part of this campaign, dioceses, parishes, organizations, and individuals worldwide are called upon to illuminate buildings in red, to organize events, and to draw attention to the topic of “persecution of Christians”.

Red Wednesday is not an event just for Christians, but a widely visible symbole of the human right of religious freedom for members of all religions. As a Catholic aid organization, however, Aid to the Church in Need primarily provides information about the situation of Christians worldwide. And as Christians, we pray for our fellow believers in situations of persecution. In the end, everyone benefits from an end to discrimination and the implementation of religious freedom worldwide!

The Red Wednesday campaign focuses on the everyday struggle for survival of Christians in the universal Church. To these people, we have an obligation to raise our voice against discrimination and persecution, no matter how ashamed we are of the scandal of abuse of power in the Catholic Church. These issues should not stop us from doing good!

In consideration of the energy saving measures that were introduced in the wake of the energy shortage, only short-term lighting will be carried out this year. Churches and public buildings are only illuminated on selected days and not continuously for weeks as before. This short-term lighting usually takes place with the most modern LED technology, the energy consumption is therefore minimal. The Church in Need is of the opinion: The human right of religious freedom is worth setting this short but widely visible sign!