ACN has approved $A165,000 (100,000 Euros) in immediate aid for the Church in Venezuela following devastating earthquakes on 24 June 2026.

Mr Bernard Toutounji will be resigning from the role of National Director, following more than eight and a half years of dedicated service in support of the suffering Church around the world.

The Catholic Church in Sudan is mourning the death of Fr Youhanna Al-Amin, who was killed in the Nuba Mountains, a region that has suffered the consequences of war and instability for decades.

ACN has launched an urgent appeal for persecuted Christians in Nigeria, to ensure protection for clergy, train seminarians, and provide urgent relief for displaced families.

During a visit to ACN Spain, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk reflects on the profound spiritual impact of the war, describing it as a time of conversion in which many are turning to faith amid suffering.

With thanks to ACN, 20 houses have been reconstructed in a remote village in Nigeria following a terrorist attack in 2024.

As the conflict in southern Lebanon threatens decades of coexistance between Christians and Muslims, Fr Youssef Semaan refuses to give into despair.

Pope Leo XIV and African bishops decry the recent murder of Bishop Osorio Citora Afonso, Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique.

ACN expresses solidarity with the Archbishop of Tyre amid growing concerns for the safety of civilians and the historic Christian quarter of the city in southern Lebanon.

The Bishop of Kontagora, Nigeria, has welcomed reports of the arrests of individuals connected to the mass kidnapping of Catholic school students and staff from his diocese in November 2025.

The statement comes in the wake of a devastating attack against a landmark Catholic church and compound located in the region of Meza, Cabo Delgado.

Benedictine Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel offers a stark and personal account of the fragile and rapidly shrinking Christian presence in the Holy Land.

When Bishop Stephen Nyodho was appointed for the Diocese of Malakal everything had been destroyed. No buildings, no services, and no flock. With courage and leading by example, he began to rebuild: first trust, and then infrastructure.

The attack on the parish of St Louis de Montfort did not inflict any casualties on the missionaries but generated widespread panic among the Christian population.

As millions face war and displacement this Holy Week, ACN calls for urgent practical and pastoral support Christians in the Holy Land.

Churches have opened their doors to receive thousands of displaced people, but efforts are overstretched operating schools, hospitals, care homes and orphanages.

Thanks to our generous benefactors, we have been able to supply a new pastoral transport vehicle for the Sisters of Jesus and Mary in Venezuela. Now they can continue to pick up food supplies for their girls' orphanage, transport sick patients, and make p...

ACN National Director Bernard Toutounji was interviewed by Sky News Australia host Gabriella Power, in which he described the scale of violence and government denial about targeted attacks on Christians.