Mozambique: Islamists reduce historic church to rubble
News 04 May 2026
Paulo Aido
Mozambique: Islamists reduce historic church to rubble

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.

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Your Impact - New vehicle helps Venezuelan sisters serve the poor
Impact 21 Apr 2026
Your Impact - New vehicle helps Venezuelan sisters serve the poor

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...

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Aid to the Church in Need launches Emergency Appeal for the Holy Land
News, Media releases, Holy Land, Syria 01 Apr 2026
Jemimah McMurray
Aid to the Church in Need launches Emergency Appeal for the Holy Land

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

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As airstrikes intensify, “The Church is really a rock in Lebanon”
News 19 Mar 2026
Nathalie Raffray
As airstrikes intensify, “The Church is really a rock in Lebanon”

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

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ACN Director speaks out on Sky News Australia about Nigerian Christians facing 'relentless' persecution from Islamist groups
News 01 Oct 2025
Sky News Australia
ACN Director speaks out on Sky News Australia about Nigerian Christians facing 'relentless' persecution from Islamist groups

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.

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Aid to the Church in Need Delegation
News, Media releases 16 Oct 2025
Pope Leo XIV Meets Aid to the Church in Need Delegation

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...

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Pakistan: Murder of Suleman Masih Shakes Christian Community in Gujranwala
Media releases 09 Jan 2025
Pakistan: Murder of Suleman Masih Shakes Christian Community in Gujranwala

The tragic death of Suleman Masih, a 24-year-old Christian, has shocked the local community and once again highlighted the challenges faced by Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan. Suleman was attacked on 29 December 2024, in Kot Saadulla...

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ACN launches Emergency Appeal for Ukraine
Media releases 28 Feb 2022
ACN launches Emergency Appeal for Ukraine

Aid to the Church in Need Australia (ACN) has launched an emergency appeal to support the Catholic Church in Ukraine.

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Media Release - Red Wednesday 2020
Media releases 10 Nov 2020
Media Release - Red Wednesday 2020

Hundreds of churches, monuments and buildings will be illuminated in red light in a global call for religious freedom

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ACN calls for a prayer day for Myanmar on February 1
Media releases 27 Jan 2022
ACN calls for a prayer day for Myanmar on February 1

February 1 marks the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar.

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Media Release - Asia Bibi
Uncategorised 10 Sep 2020
Media Release - Asia Bibi

Media Release on Asia Bibi

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Red Wednesday lights up buildings and consciences to remember persecuted Christians around the world
Media releases 03 Dec 2021
Red Wednesday lights up buildings and consciences to remember persecuted Christians around the world

Several hundred buildings, from Sydney to Paris, were illuminated red during Red Week which ended on Red Wednesday, 24 November.

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Media Release - National Emergency Appeal for Lebanon
Media releases 06 Aug 2020
Media Release - National Emergency Appeal for Lebanon

National Emergency Appeal for Lebanon

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Two catholic priests arrested by Russian militia in Donetsk
Media releases, Ukraine News 29 Nov 2022
Two catholic priests arrested by Russian militia in Donetsk

With deep dismay, the pontifical foundation ACN has learned of the detention of two priests who were carrying out their ministry since February 2022 in the Russian-occupied port city of Berdiansk, in south-eastern Ukraine.

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Children From All Over The World Prayed The Rosary For Peace
Media releases 22 Oct 2021
Children From All Over The World Prayed The Rosary For Peace

ACN's Prayer Campaign was a success!

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Healing the wounds of Religious Extremism in Africa Campaign
Media releases 19 May 2021
Healing the wounds of Religious Extremism in Africa Campaign

In response to the unprecedented attacks on Africa carried out by Islamic extremists, the pontifical foundation ACN International has approved aid amounting to more than twelve million AUD for Christians in Africa.

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How the commitment of a priest in Ecuador changed parish life
News, Impact 29 Jan 2025
How the commitment of a priest in Ecuador changed parish life

With 54 years of service in a rural parish in the Diocese of Guaranda, Ecuador, Salesian Fr Antonio Polo has changed the region through his pastoral and spiritual labours, but also, with the help of the local population, through business ventures such as...

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Emergency Appeal:  Calls for urgent support for Christians of Aleppo and Syria
News, Syria 06 Dec 2024
Emergency Appeal: Calls for urgent support for Christians of Aleppo and Syria

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has made an urgent appeal for prayer and financial support for the Christian community and all residents of Aleppo, Syria.

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