Central African Republic: Bishop of Bangassou asks for prayers of peace for his people
News 11 Jan 2021
Central African Republic: Bishop of Bangassou asks for prayers of peace for his people

Happy New Year! These are words we commonly hear at this time of year. And they were also the first words addressed by Bishop Juan José Aguirre of Bangassou to all at the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation Aid to the Church...

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ACN takes stock of the situation of Christians around the world during 2020: Many dark shadows and a few glimmers of light
News 11 Jan 2021
ACN takes stock of the situation of Christians around the world during 2020: Many dark shadows and a few glimmers of light

Coronavirus, terrorism and war – and once again a growing level of persecution.

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Egypt: I feel pity for the perpetrators
News 11 Jan 2021
Egypt: I feel pity for the perpetrators

A survivor looks back ten years after the attack on Coptic Christians.

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After 11 years, Imran finally walks free
News 16 Dec 2020
After 11 years, Imran finally walks free

A Christian man in Pakistan will at last walk out of prison a free man – after the court acquitted him in a case that spanned more than 11 years with nearly 70 adjournments.

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Thank you Mass in Aleppo for ACN benefactors
News 16 Dec 2020
Thank you Mass in Aleppo for ACN benefactors

“Your support makes the families stay in the country,” states the Syrian Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo.

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Pakistani Catholic family prays for canonization of martyred son
News 15 Dec 2020
Pakistani Catholic family prays for canonization of martyred son

Naz Bano has been praying since 2016 for momentum in the movement to seek sainthood for her 20-year-old son, Akash Bashir, who was killed while preventing a suicide bomber from entering the crowded St. John’s Catholic Church.

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Syria: Mons. Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh was a fighter for hope
News 10 Dec 2020
Syria: Mons. Selwanos Boutros Alnemeh was a fighter for hope

The death of the Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Homs.

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Statement of the international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on the incarceration of 83-year-old Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy
News 10 Dec 2020
Statement of the international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on the incarceration of 83-year-old Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy

The executive president of ACN International, Dr Thomas Heine-Geldern, has released the following statement:

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Iraq Church welcomes 2021 papal visit
News 08 Dec 2020
Iraq Church welcomes 2021 papal visit

Iraq’s Christians have welcomed news that Pope Francis is set to go to Iraq next Spring – the first time any pontiff will have visited the country.

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MALI : The blessing of the great silence
News 07 Dec 2020
MALI : The blessing of the great silence

After two years living as a captive in the desert, somewhere between Niger and Mali, the Italian missionary Father Pierluigi Maccalli , who was received by the Pope on 9 November 2020, recalled his first impressions in an interview conducted by the SMA Me...

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Media Release - Red Wednesday a time of Reflection
Media releases 04 Dec 2020
Media Release - Red Wednesday a time of Reflection

Red Wednesday: A time of reflection and solidarity with the persecuted Church

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A poor Church in a rich country
News 04 Dec 2020
A poor Church in a rich country

Not only is the weather harsh and cold north of the Arctic Circle, but the religious climate is also anything but pleasant at times for the handful of Catholics living in the Norwegian city of Harstad on the island of Hinnøya. Aid to the Church in Need (A...

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Red Wednesday
News 25 Nov 2020
Red Wednesday

A day to stand up for persecuted Christians!

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Dayton Accords did not achieve stable peace
News 24 Nov 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Dayton Accords did not achieve stable peace

Bishops condemn corruption and the unjust treatment of Catholics.

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In the times of the pandemic, Mass intentions come to those in need like the help of the Good Samaritan
News 24 Nov 2020
In the times of the pandemic, Mass intentions come to those in need like the help of the Good Samaritan

Many communities all over the world are suffering such debilitating poverty that the faithful are not able to support their priests financially.

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Set Your Captives Free - New Report on Persecuted Christians
News 24 Nov 2020
Set Your Captives Free - New Report on Persecuted Christians

This new report highlights innocent Christians held against their will.

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SYRIA: Together we can put a smile on the children's faces
News 24 Nov 2020
SYRIA: Together we can put a smile on the children's faces

ACN will be donating 25,000 anoraks for Syrian children this Christmas.

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National Director's Message
Mirror 8 of 2020 19 Nov 2020
National Director's Message

A Message from Mr Bernard Toutounji

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