For a year, the “war of the generals” has been raging across an already weakened country. The population is in agony and the small Christian community is shrinking away.
Read moreSeminary looted and vandalised, as security situation worsens in Haiti
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ACN will be joining the day of prayer for the people of Haiti on 22 March
Read more![Central African Republic: “A shepherd defends his sheep from dangers”](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65f3a72b09f9e-ACN-20240301-161085.jpg)
On 23 February 2024, Pope Francis appointed Father Aurelio Gazzera, a long-time friend and partner of ACN, as Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese of Bangassou in the Central African Republic. The 61-year-old Italian Carmelite priest has worked for 33 years as...
Read more![This is a very special Easter, we are closer than ever to the crucified Saviour](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65f3a58501e96-ACN-20240104-158322.jpeg)
The Christian community in Gaza is facing the most difficult period since the beginning of the war.
Read more![Unemployment and discrimination are the biggest challenges facing Christians in the West Bank and Jerusalem](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65e91988d8c07-ACN-20200324-98871 (1).jpg)
ACN is providing emergency aid for medical and humanitarian assistance to affected families in the West Bank and Jerusalem. The war in Gaza and escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have created a dire situation for Christians in the regio...
Read more!["Ukrainian Families Endure Constant Torture Amid War," Says Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Leader](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65e917d587791-ACN-20240207-159824.jpg)
Ten years after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, ACN will dedicate its 2024 Lent campaign to standing by the suffering Church in the country and helping it bring God’s healing love.
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Missionaries, priests, and religious sisters have been forced to flee remote towns and villages to Pemba and other large cities, which are overwhelmed with displaced people.
Read more![Argentinian Patagonia: Mission country](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65e912fc228fb-ACN-20240208-159887.jpg)
The Church in Patagonia faces unique challenges, marked by vast distances, great diversity, and a lack of resources. One of the bishops overseeing the development of the Church in this expansive territory of Argentina is Mgr. Roberto Álvarez, who recently...
Read more![Venezuela marks 140 years of the first Lourdes pilgrimage in the Americas](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65dfb213542e5-ACN-20240205-159681 (1).jpg)
The pilgrimage was instituted in 1884 by Fr. Machado, the Venezuelan priest in the Diocese of La Guaira, after returning from a trip to the famous shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Tony Pereira, a lay member of the current organizing committee, spo...
Read more![Anniversary of the Syrian earthquake](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65dfadf05e888-ACN-20230209-140403.jpeg)
On the first anniversary of the earthquake, a bishop in Aleppo calls for an end to sanctions and appeals to people not to forget the country
Read more![Six religious sisters kidnapped in Haiti](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65bac21a7728f-ACN-20191008-92308.jpg)
ACN stands united with the Pope in urging the immediate and unconditional release of the religious sisters from the Congregation of Saint Anne and calls for an end to the violence plaguing Haiti.
Read more![José Si Esono, the catechist who gave his life for the Faith in Equatorial Guinea](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65bac12940abf-ACN-20230515-146335.jpg)
During a visit to the headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Miguel Angel Nguema Bee of Ebibeyin recounted the moving story of José Si Esono, the first catechist martyred in Equatorial Guinea, whom the local Church would like to see beati...
Read more![No justice for 300 people massacred in Nigeria on Christmas Eve](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65b0541ec3119-ACN-20240118-158811.jpg)
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.
Read more![ACN helps Catholic school in Iraq build a new kindergarten class](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65b053754629e-ACN-20231120-156091.jpg)
Thanks to the generosity of Aid to the Church in Need’s benefactors, a growing Catholic school in Erbil was able to open a new kindergarten to accommodate the increasing number of children. Education is vital for the survival of Iraq’s long-suffering Chri...
Read more![Sowing the seeds of the Gospel in the Amazon](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65b049285b6f7-ACN-20230327-143252.jpg)
By evangelizing and assisting the Ticuna indigenous people, the Capuchin friars, with support from Aid to the Church in Need, are helping to preserve the Amazon rainforest.
Read more![ACN welcomes release of priests in Nicaragua, but concerns over lack of religious freedom remain](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/65a5bd853b8ea-ACN-20190122-82614.jpg)
Nineteen clerics have been released and expelled from the country, joining dozens of others who faced exile in recent years. Restrictions on religious freedom persist in a nation where four out of nine dioceses now have bishops residing abroad, according...
Read more![Dozens of priests arrested in 2023 as authoritarian regimes crack down on Church](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/659f0ea1a0819-ACN-20180816-75041.jpg)
Thirteen priests and one religious brother lost their lives in 2023, with half of the deaths seemingly unrelated to persecution. While arrests increased, kidnappings of clergy decreased compared to 2022, still posing a significant concern, especially in A...
Read more![Fresh aid gives hope for Christians on the breadline](https://d1jpo8rtg1c7nb.cloudfront.net/fileman/659f0ecf69fa4-ACN-20200324-98871.jpg)
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need has announced a second package of emergency aid for Christians who lost their livelihoods due to the war in Gaza.
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