In a discussion with the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Marco Antonio Cortez of the Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru, addressed projects concerning religious communities and the imperative to reach every corner of a country...

Fr Ha-Jo, a German priest with over 30 years of experience in Mali, was kidnapped in Bamako on November 20, 2022. Despite being aware of the risks to his safety, he continued his work in Mali to improve the country's situation and stay with his Christian...

Ciudad Chávez is a neighborhood in the Venezuelan city of Vargas, within La Guaira Diocese, located just a few kilometers from Maiquetía International Airport. Established in 2013 as part of the social program initiated by then President Hugo Chávez, the...

A decade and a half ago, Archbishop Sebastian Shaw encountered much skepticism and little interest in dialogue from Muslim leaders. After years of building trust, he asserts that Islamic leaders themselves are now taking the initiative to speak up for per...

ACN has approved a new aid package for schools in Lebanon and Syria for the 2023-2024 school year, totaling 2.6 million euros. The aid program encompasses school grants for over 16,000 predominantly Christian students from impoverished backgrounds in 176...

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...

One month into the ongoing war in the Holy Land, the repercussions for Gaza's small Christian community are undeniably severe. A Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), reports that a minimum of 53 Christian families' homes has been entirely de...

Königstein, Germany – A month following the devastating terrorist attacks by Hamas that triggered a conflict in Gaza, Archbishop Monsignor Youssef Soueif of Tripoli, Lebanon, is urgently appealing to the international community to intervene and bring an e...

People in Iraq are filled with fear that the conflict in the Holy Land will spread throughout the region. This concern is expressed by Archbishop Bashar Warda, a prominent figure, who is urging governments worldwide to work towards peace. Archbishop Warda...

Bethlehem, West Bank/Königstein, Germany – In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Rony Tabash, a member of a Christian family rooted in Bethlehem for generations, describes how the current conflict directly affects the West Bank's Christian...

Sister Nabila calls for peace and aid in war-torn Gaza

Mexico City/Königstein - Mexico is known as one of the world's most violent and perilous countries. According to a report on crime in Mexico by the National Citizen's Observatory, there were 15,560 victims of intentional homicide in the first half of 2023...

At least 16 Christians, including 10 from one family, were killed during an attack in Gaza on Thursday evening, 19 October, which provoked the total collapse of a building in the compound of the Greek Orthodox Church. According ACN’s project partners anot...

Stewardship of the Australian founded Friends of the Suffering Souls (FoSS) was formally handed to the Australia New Zealand international Catholic organisation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) this week.

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deep concern and regret at the escalation of violence in the Holy Land, which has caused the loss of more than a thousand lives and left thousands more injured.

Governments in the West must intervene to demand justice be done for the victims of the “worst incident of persecution against Christians” in Pakistan – according to a priest who was on the scene when the atrocity took place.

“Many of our Latin American benefactors are not wealthy, but they realise there are Christians whose situation is worse than theirs”