Martyrs of our days: Witnesses of Hope
Inspired by Pope Francis’ invitation to celebrate a Jubilee of Hope, ACN’s Lent campaign is a call to show solidarity with persecuted Christians around the world.
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.
Religious freedom: a human right, not a privilege!
Religious freedom: a human right, not a privilege!
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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News
News about Christians in Need
“Haiti cannot become a vast cemetery”: alarm raised by Mgr Dumas after gang attack leaves at least 47 dead
On the night of 23 to 24 August, more than…
Fadi Azar, Franciscan from Syria: “The lack of security has grown enormously”
The Christian community has seen discrimination rise, but remains firm…
Indonesia earthquake: Bishop witnesses “tears of sorrow slowly transform into the dawn of hope”
The Catholic Church is at the forefront of efforts to…
“However great evil is, it will never destroy everything”, says Donetsk Bishop
At the age of 46, Maksym Ryabukha, SDB, is a…
Lebanon: 7,465 children and young people find refuge from war in ACN-funded summer camps
In Lebanon today, organising a few days of activities for…
Nigeria: “Human life is sacred. There can be no lynching in a civilised society”
Northern Nigeria usually appears in the news because of violence,…
UN Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea: “Civil society plays a critical role in defending freedom of religion or belief”
To mark the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts…
Bishop denounces rise in criminality in Mozambique, as religious sisters attacked
This is not the first time a religious home has…
Church in Colombia aids victims of devastating earthquake while assessing damages
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck large parts of western and central…
Projects
Projects we support for Christans worldwide
Lebanon : Help for the chaplaincy outreach in Baabda University
Ever since 2019 Lebanon has been going through one of…
Brazil : A Youth congress on evangelisation in the Amazon region
The diocese of Juína lies in the heart of the…
Guatemala : A vehicle for pastoral work in the apostolic vicariate of El Petén
With an area of over 14,000 square miles (36,000 km²)…
Indonesia : A chapel for the village of Golo Popa
A little while ago we received an appeal for help…
Madagascar : A new village chapel in Morafeno
Ankililoaka Mission is set in a remote and underdeveloped rural…
Kenya : Host-baking equipment for the Carmelite Sisters in Machakos diocese
Since the year 1999 there has been a Carmelite convent…
Ethiopia : Ongoing training for 300 catechists in the apostolic vicariate of Hawassa
Ongoing training for 300 catechists in the apostolic vicariate of…
