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.

For the 20th year

Children across the globe unite in prayer.

Pray with us

For the 20th year

Children across the globe unite in prayer.

Pray with us

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
Pope thanks children who prayed for peace in ACN campaign

This was the 20th edition of ACN’s One Million Children…

News Palestine
Gaza: First step towards peace after 733 days of war

While indirect talks are taking place in Egypt between Israeli…

News Syria
Fr Hugo Alaniz recounts a night of explosions and fear in Aleppo: “People are very afraid, we don’t know what is going to happen”

In the midst of a new wave of fighting, the…

News Italy
Rome to host official launch of Religious Freedom Report 2025

Religious and public leaders will be gathering on October 21…

News Sudan
Papal envoy carries solidarity to the Christians of war-torn Sudan

Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan, Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, has…

News Burkina Faso
In the east of Burkina Faso, still many problems as term starts

While the security situation in Burkina Faso has improved slightly,…

Featured Iraq
Catholic University in Erbil: Ten years of bringing hope and fostering coexistence in Iraq

Yohana Al-Zebbaree was a pre-teen boy living in the northern…

News
From Angola to Vietnam, enthusiasm with “One million children praying the Rosary” campaign

ACN’s yearly campaign, added to the Holy Father’s appeal to…

Featured Mexico
Mexico: A bullet-dodging bishop

In Guerrero, one of the most violent states in Mexico,…

Projects

Projects we support for Christans worldwide

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.

3.
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.

8.
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