Hundreds of civilians, including Christians, were “indiscriminately” massacred last Friday (7th March) in north-west Syria, aggravating the existing fear and uncertainty in the country, according to local sources.

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...

A Catholic priest was kidnapped and murdered in the Diocese of Kafanchan, in Nigeria.

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

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

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

Goma, the capital of the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is in imminent danger of being taken over by the M23 rebels who have taken over the airport and parts of the city. As fighting reportedly continues within the city, the C...

Media Release on Asia Bibi

The situation for Christians in Syria varies from city to city, according to local sources, and Christians have greeted the transitional government’s guarantees to respect religious freedom with a cautious optimism.

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...

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

Ukrainian Church leaders have sent Christmas Greetings to ACN, thanking the charity for its material and spiritual support over these three years of war. In their messages they highlight the country’s current challenges, such as an increase in stress leve...

National Emergency Appeal for Lebanon

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

Fr Guy Moukassa Sanon, rector of the St Peter and St Paul seminary of Kossoghin in Ouagadougou, spoke to ACN about why young men are flocking to the priesthood despite rampant terrorism.

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is appealing for prayer amid alarming reports of two earthquakes killing more than 1,200 people and causing havoc in north-west Syria and south Turkey.

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.

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.