ACN Succes Story – Ukraine

Bible verses to give strength to victims of war The Missionary Society of Saint Paul the Apostle is especially involved in proclaiming the Good News via the media. Its male and female members publish books and journals, are involved in the radio, TV, and Internet apostolate, and produce audiovisual media. They are well known in …

“Almost 80% of Ukrainians need help to overcome their traumas”

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 …

Aid to the Church in Need sends close to $700,000 in immediate aid to Syria

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 …

Syria – Less than one minute was worse than 12 years of war

Shocked and with their houses destroyed or damaged, many families have taken to sleeping in churches, convents, or even hospitals. Faced with yet another tragedy, Syrians ask for an end to sanctions. Syria has been at war for almost 12 years but for many people in Aleppo and other cities that were affected, the devastating …

Syria – The death toll rises in a country already in ruins

PRESS RELEASE Königstein-Montreal, February 6, 2023—“According to the first information we have received from our partners, the February 6 earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey have also affected Christian communities in Syria,” says Marie-Claude Lalonde, National Director of Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN). “We ask all our benefactors to pray for all …