Central African Republic Help to renovate and extend a parish church in Bozoum The parish of Saint Michael, in Bozoum, Central Africa, is one of the oldest in the country. Founded in 1927, it was the first mission station outside the modern capital of Bangui and become famous mainly due to the courageous work of the Italian […]
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Project of the week: Feeding Iraqi refugees
Lebanon Help to feed Iraqi refugees Right now, Lebanon is facing huge challenges . This small country of just 4.5 million has had to find space for no fewer than 1.1 million refugees. In fact, this number includes only those refugees officially registered with international agencies. The real figure is almost certainly much higher than this. […]
YEAR OF MERCY : A MESSAGE FROM ACN’S PRESIDENT
Year of Mercy A message to ACN benefactors from Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, President of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) The symbol of hope, in heraldry too, is the anchor; but there is also another image which in some sense seems to me to be still more significant. I am thinking of the sails. […]
Feature story – ACN rebuilds in Cameroon
Cameroon/Nigeria ACN rebuilds following the destruction of Boko Haram In 2014 the Jihadist group, Boko Haram, came to worldwide attention when it kidnapped 276 female students, aged 16 to 18, in Nigeria. The hashtag trended globally, with 2.3 million tweets, including postings by leaders like First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. The kidnapping, as terrible as […]