In a video shown during the Ankawa Youth Meeting (AYM) in Iraq, Pope Leo XIV urged young people who lived through Iraq’s jihadist occupation to persevere in faith and become peacemakers.

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.

Bishop Aurelio Gazzera of Bangassou, Central African Republic, spoke of Fr Crépin Martial Monga, who was murdered in late June, as a tireless peacemaker.

The Superior General of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master speaks about the faith displayed by the people amid the Venezuelan earthquake tragedy.

The Church in one of the poorest communities in Caracas has mobilised to care for the wounded who arrive from the one of the worst-affected regions hit by the Venezuelan earthquake.

Archbishop Raúl Biord of Caracas, Venezuela, says that the Church is accompanying the victims of the earthquakes while rescue efforts continue.

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.

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.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed senior representatives of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) to the Apostolic Palace on Friday, praising the international Catholic charity for its tireless defence of religious freedom and its closeness to persecuted Christians around...

From a kitchen table volunteer effort to a well-loved charity raising $7 million each year, Aid to the Church in Need Australia and New Zealand (ACN) is celebrating 60 years of support for persecuted and suffering Christians.

Due to the massive destruction in the Bekaa Valley and in southern Lebanon, ACN emergency relief projects remain very significant for the country.

A series of attacks on Christian communities in December, including on Christmas day, left dozens dead, according to recent reports from local Church sources to Aid to the Church in Need.

The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced an international emergency campaign to raise at least 1 million Euro (1.6 million AUD) to assist the Catholic Church in Lebanon, as it strives to cope with the tremendous challenges caus...

Media Release 02.6.2023

Aid to the Church in Need will continue to provide aid to the people of Ukraine.