Religious Freedom Report 2021

Religious Freedom is severely violated in one out of three countries worldwide. This fundamental right was not respected in 62 countries between 2018 and 2020.
Religious Freedom is severely violated in one out of three countries worldwide. This fundamental right was not respected in 62 countries between 2018 and 2020.

Coronavirus pandemic

Amid the pandemic, the Church draws nearer to the faithful, giving spiritual and material support. Priests and religious need your support to carry out their mission
Amid the pandemic, the Church draws nearer to the faithful, giving spiritual and material support. Priests and religious need your support to carry out their mission

Martyrs and witnesses of our time

Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world today. ACN honor and remember those who heroically offered their lives for God and their brothers.
Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world today. ACN honor and remember those who heroically offered their lives for God and their brothers.

We help Christians in need around the world

ACN is the only international Catholic organisation focusing on the pastoral and spiritual support of persecuted and suffering Christians
ACN is the only international Catholic organisation focusing on the pastoral and spiritual support of persecuted and suffering Christians

News

Brazil | 
18 May, 2021
Where hunger weeps – COVID in the Brazilian Amazon region
Manaus in Brazil is the capital of the Amazonas state and one of the principal financial, industrial and economic centres...
Russia | 
17 May, 2021
Russia: Extensions to an Orthodox rehabilitation centre for recovering addicts in Sapjornoe
For almost 30 years now, initially at the request of the then Holy Father, now Pope Saint John Paul II,...
Ecuador | 
14 May, 2021
Ecuador: the Sisters of the Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament need a new house
The district is known as Milagro – “Miracle” – and this is where the area known as Cien Camas –...

Campaigns

#ReligiousExtremism
In 2019, Africa broke a dismal record for the second time in a row: it was the continent with the highest number of murders of priests, religious, and church workers.
#KidsPraying
Millions of kids, all over the world are going to pray the Rosary on the 18th of October for unity and peace. You can also be part of this prayer campaign. Join us!
#Covid19
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Church draws nearer to the faithful, giving spiritual and material support. Priests and religious need your support to carry out their mission.

Our Mission is to support Christians in Need

Founded in 1947 as a Catholic aid organisation for war refugees and recognised as a Pontifical Foundation since 2011, 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.

ACN supports every year an average of 6.000 projects in close to 150 countries, thanks to private donations, as the foundation receives no public funding.

A Pontifical Foundation with worldwide reach

With offices in 23 countries and close to 400.000 benefactors, ACN is able to support every year an average of 6.000 projects in close to 150 countries.

Europe

Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom

America

Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
United States

Asia / Oceania

Australia
Korea
Philippines