We help Christians in Need worldwide!

Aid to the Church in Need is dedicated to the service of Christians around the world, through information, prayer and action, wherever they are persecuted or oppressed or suffering material need.

What We Do

We support the faithful wherever they are persecuted, oppressed or in need

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) operates under a set of core guidelines that direct its mission to support persecuted and oppressed Christians worldwide.

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Information

We are committed to the persecuted Church. By sharing testimonies of faith, we build a bridge of charity between our benefactors and beneficiaries.
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Prayer

We serve the cause of evangelisation. We respond courageously to the challenges of the time following the teachings of the Church.
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Action

We are custodians of our benefactors’ generosity. We run modern, transparent and effective fundraising and administration.
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News

News about Christians in Need

News Democratic Republic of the Congo
ACN denounces new massacre in Ntoyo as situation in eastern Congo deteriorates

International Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)…

News, Uncategorized Rome
“No one can silence the voice or erase the love of the martyrs,” says Pope

ACN International executive president Regina Lynch says the organisation is…

News
Vatican gathers the stories of 1,624 Christians murdered for their faith since the year 2000

An ecumenical tribute will be held in Rome, but names…

News
Children prepare to send “tidal wave of prayer” around the world

Responds to the ever-pressing yearning for peace and unity in…

News Iraq
Iraq: Ecumenical festival points to future for persecuted Church

Today, the very same communities will raise the Cross high…

News Mozambique
Bishop denounces illegal occupation of Church land in Mozambique

"Officials who were sent there were chased away, there must…

News Sierra Leone
Priest’s murder shocks Sierra Leone

Father Amadu was a man of peace, compassion, and unwavering…

Featured Iceland
Faith among the glaciers: a Capuchin bishop on the Church’s northern front

“Our common language is faith. We believe the same thing.…

Featured Ethiopia
Ethiopian Spiritans evangelising local cultures

“The people are living their own culture. We want to…

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Projects

Projects we support for Christans worldwide

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Our values

1.
Faith and Christian love

The foundation of all our activities is Christian faith and love. This includes our fidelity to the Holy Father and the adherence to both the teachings and institutions of the Catholic Church.

2.
Prayer

Regular prayer, personal and common, animates our daily work and strengthens our missionary spirit. It moves us to offer assistance to those who are suffering because of their loyalty to Christ and His Church – on whose prayers we rely as well.

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Pastoral Commitment

We strive to proclaim the Gospel, be it “welcome or unwelcome” (2 Timothy 4:2), responding courageously to the challenges of the time. We do this when engaging our benefactors and by financing pastoral projects with their contributions.

4.
Unity

Conceived as a “bridge of love” from its origins, ACN serves for unity and reconciliation. We create communion with and between both our benefactors and beneficiaries through prayer, providing information and expressing gratitude.

5.
Service

We fulfil our mission through mercy and humble service, listening carefully to the needs of our partners. We aspire to be a personal source of comfort and strength to our beneficiaries and benefactors.

6.
Opennes

Through our support of the Universal Church we promote a respectful dialogue with many cultures around the world. We live this openness ourselves in our manifold encounters both within and outside the Catholic Church.

7.
Accountability

We handle the funds we receive with the highest care, seeking efficiency and measuring impact both in our funding activities and within our internal organization. We work transparently, showing the sources, uses and achievements of the funds we receive.

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Trust

Our unshakeable trust in Divine Providence guides us into the future and enables us to place trust in others and, in turn, to be trusted by them. Consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima we are filled with hope and confidence.

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Countries with offices

359,920

donors worldwide

143,737,504

euros in donations and other income

359,920

donors worldwide