ACN International

Christmas campaign for Burkina Faso

ACN is dedicating its Christmas campaign to supporting our persecuted brothers and sisters there, and the Church's efforts to aid the traumatized and displaced Christians.

Helping Christians in need around the world

ACN is the only international Catholic organization dedicated to the pastoral and spiritual support of persecuted and suffering Christians.

Let us pray for peace in the Holy Land!

The Christian community in Israel and Palestine, has been living in a state of anguish, uncertainty and fear since the breakout of the war.

News

Burkina Faso |

23 December, 2024

Vocations grow in Burkina Faso despite terrorism

While for most people Christmas is a time of family reunions, this is not the case for many seminarians in Burkina Faso....

Pakistan |

20 December, 2024

Pakistani priest’s Christmas message: “Never take the freedom to express your faith for granted”

Fr. Lazar Aslam, a Franciscan Capuchin priest in Pakistan, provides pastoral care and spiritual guidance amid challenges and adversity....

Mozambique |

19 December, 2024

Mozambique after the passing of Cyclone Chido: “What will become of us now? We’ve lost everything”

There are dozens of fatalities, thousands of people lost everything, and now are asking how they will survive....

Campaigns

Ukraine War Update

Thanks your steady faith, hope and charity, you have made a difference in the lives of many people in Ukraine.

SOS Christians in Nigeria

Aid to the Church in Need International is dedicating this year’s Lent campaign to the situation faced by Christians in Nigeria.

Sharing hope with the Christians of Syria and Lebanon

These are decisive times for Christianity in the Middle East: faced with war, economic collapse and lack of prospects, many Christians see emigration as the only possible solution.

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.