Another priest killed in Nigeria
News 21 Jul 2022
Another priest killed in Nigeria

Father Mark Cheitnum was deeply engaged in giving a voice to the innocent victims of violence in his diocese. He is the fourth priest to be murdered in Nigeria in 2022.

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Nigeria: More than 60 Christians killed over two months in the state of Benue
News 20 Jul 2022
Nigeria: More than 60 Christians killed over two months in the state of Benue

Aid to the Church in a Need “has been a source of light in a valley of darkness”, says Bishop Wilfred Anagbe.

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ACN to send emergency aid to dioceses in Sri Lanka
News 18 Jul 2022
ACN to send emergency aid to dioceses in Sri Lanka

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced a special aid package for priests and religious in Sri Lanka who are suffering the effects of a very serious economic and social crisis.

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Cardinal from Madagascar insists: “We cannot let ourselves be overcome by despair and evil”
News 15 Jul 2022
Cardinal from Madagascar insists: “We cannot let ourselves be overcome by despair and evil”

During a recent visit to the headquarters of the international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Cardinal Désiré Tsarahazana, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar, insisted on the need to hold on to hope, so as to overcome evil.

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Kidnappings and forced conversions are “a human rights issue,” says Pakistani archbishop
News 14 Jul 2022
Kidnappings and forced conversions are “a human rights issue,” says Pakistani archbishop

The issue of kidnappings and forced conversions of minors belonging to the Christian community and other religious minorities in Pakistan, is a serious problem that the world cannot ignore, says Archbishop Sebastian Shaw, of Lahore.

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One year after the 11 July protests in Cuba: “The worst poverty is lack of freedom”
News 13 Jul 2022
One year after the 11 July protests in Cuba: “The worst poverty is lack of freedom”

It has been one year since the historic peaceful protests in Cuba, which took place on 11 July, mobilising millions of people all across the Caribbean nation.

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“Priests have become an endangered species in Nigeria”
News 12 Jul 2022
“Priests have become an endangered species in Nigeria”

Facing a wave of kidnappings, murders, and violence, Nigerian priests shun violence as an answer and call on prayer.

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Catholics in Guinea-Bissau unsettled by vandalism of a church
News 11 Jul 2022
Catholics in Guinea-Bissau unsettled by vandalism of a church

In the first such incident in the country’s history, several images were destroyed in a church that had recently been rebuilt with the help of ACN.

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‘Christian persecution never ended in Middle East’
News 07 Jul 2022
‘Christian persecution never ended in Middle East’

An Archbishop and Sister from the Middle East issued a stark warning to UK Parliamentarians that Christians in the region are still suffering persecution.

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From Nigeria and Pakistan, two voices cry out for justice and religious freedom
News 07 Jul 2022
From Nigeria and Pakistan, two voices cry out for justice and religious freedom

A Nigerian Bishop in mourning travelled to the United States crying out for justice for his country’s persecuted Christians.

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Burkina Faso: Murdered in front of their church
News 06 Jul 2022
Burkina Faso: Murdered in front of their church

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) denounces yet another terrorist attack in Burkina Faso. During the night of 3 to 4 July, more than 20 Burkinabè were killed during an attack in Bourasso, in the Diocese of Nouna (north-west).

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ACN Message of condolences on the death of Cardinal Cláudio Hummes
News 06 Jul 2022
ACN Message of condolences on the death of Cardinal Cláudio Hummes

Aid to the Church in Need farewells a dear friend.

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“We have a treasure and a mission in the Middle East”, says young bishop
News 06 Jul 2022
“We have a treasure and a mission in the Middle East”, says young bishop

When young people tell him that they want to leave Lebanon, bishop Jules Boutros tries to remind them that money, safety and education may be important, but only Jesus Christ is indispensable, and that they are needed back home.

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Three more priests kidnapped in Nigeria
News 05 Jul 2022
Three more priests kidnapped in Nigeria

The most recent kidnappings come a week after the murder of two priests in this African country that has been rocked by criminality.

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Nicaragua leads in cases of religious persecution in Latin America
News 04 Jul 2022
Nicaragua leads in cases of religious persecution in Latin America

The Catholic Church in Nicaragua has suffered over 190 attacks and desecrations in less than four years, as well as persecution of clergy by the regime of president Daniel Ortega, according to a research paper that was sent to ACN.

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Ukraine: Priests lose house to bombing in the Rudky shrine
News, Ukraine News 01 Jul 2022
Ukraine: Priests lose house to bombing in the Rudky shrine

ACN is supporting the reconstruction of the priests’ residence, destroyed during the war.

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Bishop shocked with murder of priests in Nigeria: “Nobody is safe anymore”
News 01 Jul 2022
Bishop shocked with murder of priests in Nigeria: “Nobody is safe anymore”

Fr Vitus Borogo and Fr Christopher Odia were murdered in apparent botched kidnapping attempts. Nigeria continues to be beset by criminality, and many priests have been targeted by bandits.

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Bangladesh: building churches is a big challenge due to lack of means
News 29 Jun 2022
Bangladesh: building churches is a big challenge due to lack of means

Solomon Hasdak was shocked to see hundreds of people trying to cram inside the small chapel of the village where he grew up.

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