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.

Regina Lynch, the Executive President of Aid to the Church in Need, emphasises the concerning rise in religious freedom violations globally. However, she also highlights the positive response to ACN campaigns, such as Red Wednesday and One Million Childre...

A project supported by ACN has been yielding positive results in southwest Nigeria, where Christian and Muslim leaders collaborate to promote peace in Osun State. This Catholic-led initiative is making a significant impact in a country known for interreli...

The abduction of priests and religious in Nigeria has become so commonplace that new cases barely register. Although most end up being released, forming a lucrative business for criminals, there have also been cases of fatalities, leaving Catholics in con...

ACN International denounces the latest attack on the Catholic Church in Nigeria, in which a seminarian was burned to death in the diocese of Kafanchan, as well as the kidnapping of another seminarian in southern Kaduna.

Bishop Matthew Kukah, 70, has led the Diocese of Sokoto in northern Nigeria since 2011. He is an outspoken critic of his country’s government for its failure to curb a culture of violence and protect Christians from deadly attacks.

Inspired by the One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign, a prayer group of ACN benefactors made and donated thousands of colourful decade rosaries for ACN staff to take as small gifts to children on their project visits.

ACN is supporting the reconstruction efforts in Lebanon.

During the Angelus in St Peter's Square on Sunday 11 October 2020, Pope Francis publicly announced and encouraged people to participate in Aid to the Church in Need's prayer campaign 'One Million Children Praying the Rosary.'

ACN expresses concern over Palm Sunday restrictions in Jerusalem, Syria and Gaza, and conveys its support for Christians in the Holy Land

In eastern Ukraine people have grown numb to the danger of air raids but faith is growing. A bishop tells ACN that “without your help we would be like refugees.”

Thanks to the generosity of Aid to the Church in Need's benefactors, a new chapel has been built in a poor and remote village in Indonesia, giving a growing community of 1,700 Catholics a permanent place to worship.

ACN is supporting these faithful sisters in their vocations to care for the sick, elderly, lonely and bereaved, bringing the message of the Gospel. "There are no words to express our gratitude. May the Lord ever bless you and grant you abundant graces!"

January 2026 has brought fresh bloodshed to Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, including the massacre of 42 men in the village of Kasuwan Daji, not far from Papiri, where more than 200 schoolchildren were abducted in November.

The legal outcome shows a “positive and rare” development, since local courts are often reluctant to acquit those accused of blasphemy, due to social pressure.

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.

A record 30 dioceses in Australia and New Zealand are commemorating Red November this month, to show solidarity with persecuted Christians suffering increased violence, persecution and human rights abuses worldwide.

Thanks to the support of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) benefactors, the Assumption Sisters of Eldoret are bringing hope and transformation to vulnerable young girls.