Sudan: One year of war has left the country without any seminarians
News 16 Apr 2024
Sudan: One year of war has left the country without any seminarians

For a year, the “war of the generals” has been raging across an already weakened country. The population is in agony and the small Christian community is shrinking away.

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Seminary looted and vandalized, as security situation worsens in Haiti
News 16 Apr 2024
Seminary looted and vandalized, as security situation worsens in Haiti

Seminary looted and vandalised, as security situation worsens in Haiti

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Catholic bishops of Haiti plead for an end to violence and for national reconciliation
News 22 Mar 2024
Catholic bishops of Haiti plead for an end to violence and for national reconciliation

ACN will be joining the day of prayer for the people of Haiti on 22 March

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Central African Republic: “A shepherd defends his sheep from dangers”
News 15 Mar 2024
Central African Republic: “A shepherd defends his sheep from dangers”

On 23 February 2024, Pope Francis appointed Father Aurelio Gazzera, a long-time friend and partner of ACN, as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Bangassou in the Central African Republic. The 61-year-old Italian Carmelite priest has worked for 33 years as...

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This is a very special Easter, we are closer than ever to the crucified Saviour
News, Holy Land 15 Mar 2024
This is a very special Easter, we are closer than ever to the crucified Saviour

The Christian community in Gaza is facing the most difficult period since the beginning of the war.

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Unemployment and discrimination are the biggest challenges facing Christians in the West Bank and Jerusalem
News, Holy Land 07 Mar 2024
Unemployment and discrimination are the biggest challenges facing Christians in the West Bank and Jerusalem

ACN is providing emergency aid for medical and humanitarian assistance to affected families in the West Bank and Jerusalem. The war in Gaza and escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have created a dire situation for Christians in the regio...

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"Ukrainian Families Endure Constant Torture Amid War," Says Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Leader
News, Ukraine News 07 Mar 2024
"Ukrainian Families Endure Constant Torture Amid War," Says Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Leader

Ten years after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, ACN will dedicate its 2024 Lent campaign to standing by the suffering Church in the country and helping it bring God’s healing love.

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Mozambique: Communities and churches attacked as insurgency intensifies in Cabo Delgado
News 07 Mar 2024
Mozambique: Communities and churches attacked as insurgency intensifies in Cabo Delgado

Missionaries, priests, and religious sisters have been forced to flee remote towns and villages to Pemba and other large cities, which are overwhelmed with displaced people.

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Argentinian Patagonia: Mission country
News 07 Mar 2024
Argentinian Patagonia: Mission country

The Church in Patagonia faces unique challenges, marked by vast distances, great diversity, and a lack of resources. One of the bishops overseeing the development of the Church in this expansive territory of Argentina is Mgr. Roberto Álvarez, who recently...

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Venezuela marks 140 years of the first Lourdes pilgrimage in the Americas
News 29 Feb 2024
Venezuela marks 140 years of the first Lourdes pilgrimage in the Americas

The pilgrimage was instituted in 1884 by Fr. Machado, the Venezuelan priest in the Diocese of La Guaira, after returning from a trip to the famous shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Tony Pereira, a lay member of the current organizing committee, spo...

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Anniversary of the Syrian earthquake
News 29 Feb 2024
Anniversary of the Syrian earthquake

On the first anniversary of the earthquake, a bishop in Aleppo calls for an end to sanctions and appeals to people not to forget the country

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Six religious sisters kidnapped in Haiti
News 01 Feb 2024
Six religious sisters kidnapped in Haiti

ACN stands united with the Pope in urging the immediate and unconditional release of the religious sisters from the Congregation of Saint Anne and calls for an end to the violence plaguing Haiti.

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José Si Esono, the catechist who gave his life for the Faith in Equatorial Guinea
News 01 Feb 2024
José Si Esono, the catechist who gave his life for the Faith in Equatorial Guinea

During a visit to the headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Miguel Angel Nguema Bee of Ebibeyin recounted the moving story of José Si Esono, the first catechist martyred in Equatorial Guinea, whom the local Church would like to see beati...

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No justice for 300 people massacred in Nigeria on Christmas Eve
News 24 Jan 2024
No justice for 300 people massacred in Nigeria on Christmas Eve

Three weeks after extremists murdered more than 300 people, burnt down entire villages, and destroyed food supplies in coordinated attacks in Nigeria’s Plateau State, none of the perpetrators have been held accountable.

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ACN helps Catholic school in Iraq build a new kindergarten class
News 24 Jan 2024
ACN helps Catholic school in Iraq build a new kindergarten class

Thanks to the generosity of Aid to the Church in Need’s benefactors, a growing Catholic school in Erbil was able to open a new kindergarten to accommodate the increasing number of children. Education is vital for the survival of Iraq’s long-suffering Chri...

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Sowing the seeds of the Gospel in the Amazon
News 24 Jan 2024
Sowing the seeds of the Gospel in the Amazon

By evangelizing and assisting the Ticuna indigenous people, the Capuchin friars, with support from Aid to the Church in Need, are helping to preserve the Amazon rainforest.

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ACN welcomes release of priests in Nicaragua, but concerns over lack of religious freedom remain
News 16 Jan 2024
ACN welcomes release of priests in Nicaragua, but concerns over lack of religious freedom remain

Nineteen clerics have been released and expelled from the country, joining dozens of others who faced exile in recent years. Restrictions on religious freedom persist in a nation where four out of nine dioceses now have bishops residing abroad, according...

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Dozens of priests arrested in 2023 as authoritarian regimes crack down on Church
News 11 Jan 2024
Dozens of priests arrested in 2023 as authoritarian regimes crack down on Church

Thirteen priests and one religious brother lost their lives in 2023, with half of the deaths seemingly unrelated to persecution. While arrests increased, kidnappings of clergy decreased compared to 2022, still posing a significant concern, especially in A...

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