Our Lady of Fatima: an inspiration for ACN

ACN was first consecrated to our Lady of Fatima in 1967. “Fatima is a light of supernatural charity that supports us whenever we fall”, Cardinal Piacenza, ACN's President
ACN was first consecrated to our Lady of Fatima in 1967. “Fatima is a light of supernatural charity that supports us whenever we fall”, Cardinal Piacenza, ACN's President

Emergency help for Syria

ACN mobilises half a million Euros for immediate aid to Syria after the earthquake.
ACN mobilises half a million Euros for immediate aid to Syria after the earthquake.

Pope Benedict XVI: a supporter of ACN

Pope Benedict's first encyclical, ‘Deus Caritas Est’, on the subject of charity, has been very valuable to ACN in its mission to help the suffering Church.
Pope Benedict's first encyclical, ‘Deus Caritas Est’, on the subject of charity, has been very valuable to ACN in its mission to help the suffering Church.

Prayers and help for Ukraine

Ukraine is in a state of war. ACN has supported the Church in Ukraine during the past and it will not abandon her at this very critical and difficult time.
Ukraine is in a state of war. ACN has supported the Church in Ukraine during the past and it will not abandon her at this very critical and difficult time.
One year after the attack on St. Francis Xavier church in Ondo, Nigeria, none of the culprits have been brought...
Regina Lynch is new Executive President The international pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will from 14...
An Indian bishop, who has been a missionary in Ethiopia for many years, has issued an impassioned plea for the...
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.
On 18th October of children all over the world will pray the rosary for unity and peace. You can also join our yearly prayer campaign!
The Church must propose clearly and courageously to each new generation the vocational call, help people to discern the authenticity of their call from God and to respond to it generous

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.

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