Christine du Coudray retires after 28 years at ACN International as head of the project department for Africa The pontifical Charity ACN International bids farewell to Christine du Coudray as she retires after serving as coordinator of projects for Africa for many years. Dr. Thomas Heine-Geldern, executive president of ACN International, thanked the departing member of […]
Tag archives: Africa
Nigeria: “Pray the Rosary for the end of Islamist violence.”
Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme said, “For those who wish to help alongside aid organizations such as ACN, I ask that you pray for the end of violence, and pray particularly the Rosary.”
Project of the Week: Support for Sisters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Translation for social: Contemplative Carmelite Sisters in DRC have devoted their lives to praying for the world. Through decades of civil war and ongoing violence, they pray especially for the young seminarians nearby that they may have the strength to carry out their vocations. Though the people of Malole are so happy and grateful to have the Sisters and the convent near to them where they can attend Mass, they are too poor to support them. See how ACN is stepping to help in our project of the week!
Press release – Healing the Wounds in Africa
A Third Annual Magazine for ACN Canada – The Heart of Africa Montréal, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 – Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN) is launching its magazine. At the heart of the magazine are the initiatives of the local Church in the many areas of Africa where unprecedented terrorist attacks are taking […]
Ethiopia: Rising violence causes hundreds of deaths in Tigray
“The situation in northern Ethiopia is alarming. Communication is very precarious and the region has been totally isolated from the rest of the world for almost three weeks. No internet or telephone. But the news we get from those who have been able to visit the area is terrible,” says Regina Lynch, project manager for […]
Africa: “Every continent has its own calling; the calling of Africa is the family”
Nearly three decades of service for the Church in Africa For 28 years, Christine du Coudray has worked at the head office of the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) as head of projects for Africa. In this interview with Volker Niggewöhner, she takes a look back at her time with […]
Project of the Week in Ethiopia – Helping a youth and family apostolate in the Horn of Africa
Ethiopia Helping a youth and family apostolate in the Horn of Africa by ACN Projects Department International Adapted by Amanda Griffin, ACN Canada Published online June 3, 2020 Sitting in the east of the continent, on the Horn of Africa, is Ethiopia—a country filled with contradictions. On the one hand, the country is showing […]
Project of the Week – Burkina Faso
Project of the Week – Burkina Faso Info from ACN International Projects Department Posted online May 14 , 2020 Help for the families of forced to flee their homes The diocese of Dori lies in the far north of Burkina Faso, in the Sahel region. Ninety-five percent of this population is Muslim, while Christians make up […]
COVID-19 in Africa Catholic radio stations broadcast hope!
COVID-19 in Africa Catholic radio stations broadcast hope! More than 14,500 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Africa. The virus has cost the lives of almost 800 people there. Public institutions such as churches and schools are closed in numerous countries on the continent. Many Africans do not have access to the Internet […]
ACN Feature – Covid19: What will become of Africa?
Central African Republic “Don’t abandon Africa” – Father Gaetán Kabasha’s dramatic appeal on the Covid-19 epidemic Letter Father Gaetán Kabasha to the world and Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Original Portuguese, ACN Portugal to English, Felipe Bezerra, ACN Canada and adapted by ACN Canada Published on the web March 27,2020 “Do not abandon […]