One of the highlights of this year’s campaign took place in the Chapel of the Apparitions in Fátima, where Cardinal António Marto thanked the children for their participation, adding that, with them, “God can do great and wonderful things.” This past Friday, over one million children all over the world answered Pope Francis’ call to …
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Pope Francis thanks children for joining ACN’s “rosary for peace and unity campaign,” on Friday, October 18
One Million Children Praying the Rosary Hundreds of thousands of children from several countries, including those which are suffering from conflicts, such as Ukraine, Lebanon, and the Holy Land, or those where Christian persecution remains fierce, such as Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and Cameroon, have confirmed they will be participating in the One Million Children Praying …
Pope Francis expresses great concern at growing attacks on religious freedom, following ACN report
The Holy Father thanked Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) for its report which points to a decrease in religious freedom, and said he is praying for all those who are persecuted for their faith. Pope Francis was given a copy of the Religious Freedom in the World Report for 2023, published by the …
Christians enthusiastic at forthcoming Papal visit
In September this year, Pope Francis will be making his first trip to Papua New Guinea, a country introduced to Christianity only around 70 years ago. In this corner of the world, Christians are enthusiastically preparing for his arrival with the help of missionaries such as Father Martín Prado from the Institute of the Incarnate …
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Central America-A “gap” of inhumanity
Latin American bishop cries out over Darién crisis The archbishop of Panama spoke to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about his experience in the region of the Darién Gap, one of the most inhospitable migratory routes in Latin America. Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta highlighted the urgent need for attention and action in …
Haiti-Seminary looted and vandalized, as security situation worsens
A seminary operated by the Spiritan missionaries in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince was attacked by armed gangsters. The religious and staff had to hide for six hours during the looting of the premises, before managing to escape to safety. (Cover photo: The cathedral of Port-au-Prince, in ruins, destroyed in the earthquake of 2010.) The Minor …
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Pope Francis requests prayers for the “martyrs of our day”: their witness “is a blessing for everyone.”
“The courage of the martyrs, the witness of the martyrs, is a blessing for everyone,” the Holy Father reflects in The Pope Video for March. This video is being promoted by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, produced in collaboration with Pontifical Charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), which support Christians wherever they are …
Dont forget Myanmar
On the third anniversary of coup, ACN calls on the world not to forget Myanmar Pope Francis has said that the real treasure of Myanmar is its people. As civil conflict worsens, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) supports the repeated calls of the local Catholic Church for peace and justice, not only for …
Six religious sisters kidnapped in Haiti
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) joins the Pope in asking for the immediate and unconditional release of the religious sisters from the Congregation of Saint Anne and for an end to the violence that plagues Haiti. Six religious sisters were kidnapped by armed criminals in Haiti, last Friday, 19 January. The crime took …
Urgent call for prayer for peace in the Holy Land
Press Release – For Immediate Release Aid to the Church in Need Königstein, Germany-Montreal, Canada, October 10, 2023 – The international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deep concern and regret at the escalation of violence in the Holy Land, which has caused the loss of more than a thousand lives …
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