Haiti: “We must overcome our fear and bestow hope”
News 29 Jul 2024
Haiti: “We must overcome our fear and bestow hope”

Plagued for months by gangs that plunder, kidnap and terrorise the population, Haiti continues to fight every day for its survival. In the midst of this terrible situation, the Church in the country remains a beacon of hope, says Fr Baudelarie Martial, a...

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Bishop from Ethiopia: “The people in Tigray have experienced hell”
News 26 Jul 2024
Bishop from Ethiopia: “The people in Tigray have experienced hell”

Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin tells the international pontifical foundation ACN about the terrible human rights violations that occurred during the devastating war from 2020 to 2022 in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, and particularly the sexual vio...

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Bishops in Venezuela on upcoming elections: “The people know the future is in their hands”
News 26 Jul 2024
Bishops in Venezuela on upcoming elections: “The people know the future is in their hands”

In a joint statement, the Venezuelan Bishops Conference highlights the crucial role of the people in the elections scheduled for July 28th.

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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: “When the wounds are bleeding, it is not time to speak of politics”
News 26 Jul 2024
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem: “When the wounds are bleeding, it is not time to speak of politics”

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, met with a delegation from Aid to the Church in Need on Wednesday, July 17th, and expressed his gratitude for the help received by the Holy Land.

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Celebration of faith and peace at children's festival in Belarus
News 26 Jul 2024
Celebration of faith and peace at children's festival in Belarus

The Catholic Church in Belarus is highly involved in pastoral work with children and young people. Every week, hundreds of children attend catechesis, and every year numerous children receive their first Holy Communion. During the Soviet period, the pract...

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Egypt: "We've seen real progress"
News 26 Jul 2024
Egypt: "We've seen real progress"

His Beatitude Ibrahim Sidrak, the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, heads the small Coptic Catholic Church, which has about 300,000 members. In an interview with the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), he shared his thoughts about his...

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Faith in the bateyes of the Dominican Republic
News 27 Jun 2024
Faith in the bateyes of the Dominican Republic

In Batey 5, a peripheral area of the Diocese of Barahona on the border with Haiti, three missionaries, with the support of Aid to the Church in Need, help fight poverty and social exclusion in the neediest parish in one of the poorest dioceses in the Domi...

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DRC: Bishop calls on authorities to end torment of the Congolese people
News 24 Jun 2024
DRC: Bishop calls on authorities to end torment of the Congolese people

In a message sent to ACN, Monsignor Sikuli Paluku, Bishop of Butembo-Beni, denounces the atrocities committed by the ADF this month. The bishop insists that there cannot be a separation between faith and the defense of human dignity.

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Pakistan: Widow of Nazir Masih, Christian killed by mob over false blasphemy accusations, dies
News 25 Jun 2024
Pakistan: Widow of Nazir Masih, Christian killed by mob over false blasphemy accusations, dies

It is with great sorrow that Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has been informed of the passing of Alla Rakhi, the widow of the late Nazir Masih, who tragically was killed in the Sargodha incident. Overwhelmed by grief and depression over the death of her h...

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Prison Ministry in Ecuador: Freeing souls through Christ's mercy
News 03 Jun 2024
Prison Ministry in Ecuador: Freeing souls through Christ's mercy

The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) supports a prison ministry programme for priests and lay volunteer missionaries in the Archdiocese of Guayaquil, Ecuador, to care for and accompany both prisoners and their families, offer...

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Christian family in Pakistan attacked by an angry mob
News 27 May 2024
Christian family in Pakistan attacked by an angry mob

A Christian family in Pakistan suffered a violent attack at the hands of an angry mob of Muslim fanatics this past Saturday, 25 May, following a false accusation of blasphemy. The victim was was brutally beaten after a false accusation of burning pages of...

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Father Gabriel Romanelli returns to Gaza to provide spiritual and material support in the midst of war
News, Holy Land 23 May 2024
Father Gabriel Romanelli returns to Gaza to provide spiritual and material support in the midst of war

Despite the devastating humanitarian crisis, Father Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest of the Holy Family parish in Gaza, has made the courageous decision to return to Gaza and stand by his community. Regardless of the dangers and challenges that lie ah...

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"I am neither pro-Israel nor pro-Palestine. I am pro-human being" says Benedictine Abbot in the Holy Land
News, Holy Land 04 Apr 2024
"I am neither pro-Israel nor pro-Palestine. I am pro-human being" says Benedictine Abbot in the Holy Land

Six months after the terrible attacks by Hamas and the beginning of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, Abbot Nikodemus pleas for the conflict to be seen from a humanitarian perspective, transcending religious and political boundaries.

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New terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique cause mass flight of civilians
News 21 May 2024
New terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique cause mass flight of civilians

Cabo Delgado was ravaged by two major militant offensives. Armed groups, allegedly linked to ISIS, targeted the town of Macomia and the villages of Cajerene and Missufine, exacerbating the region's displacement crisis. As the violence escalates, the Churc...

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A Missionary's Journey: Bringing Faith to the Colombian Amazon
News 08 May 2024
A Missionary's Journey: Bringing Faith to the Colombian Amazon

A young priest speaks of the challenges and joys in bringing the sacraments to the most isolated communities in the Colombian Amazon. Father Jonathas Fernandes is only 33, but he already has an impressive resume as a missionary. He was only a child, in hi...

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Brutal killing of Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt continue
News 29 Apr 2024
Brutal killing of Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt continue

Local community leaders say that the attacks follow the tactics employed by armed bandits who carried out the Christmas massacres in Nigeria. Religion is a factor in a conflict that also has ethnic and economic roots.

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Sri Lanka: A town stands as a witness to the resurrection after persecution
News 29 Apr 2024
Sri Lanka: A town stands as a witness to the resurrection after persecution

Thousands of the faithful signed a petition addressed to Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, requesting the initiation of a cause for the beatification of the 171 Catholics killed five years ago. On April 21, 2019, what began as a joyful Easter Sunday celebration i...

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ACN approves massive solar panel package to help Church in Lebanon and Syria face electricity crisis
News 29 Apr 2024
ACN approves massive solar panel package to help Church in Lebanon and Syria face electricity crisis

As the world marks the 30th anniversary of World Sun Day on May 3rd, emphasizing the significance of renewable energy resources, Aid to the Church in Need highlights the transformative impact of solar panels in the lives of parishes, religious orders, and...

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