“We mourn a messenger of dialogue and mercy”

ACN says farewell to Pope Francis
ACN says farewell to Pope Francis
“Faced with this situation, many young people dream about leaving the country because of the lack of prospects"...
“Our people are thirsty to know and live their faith. This can be a turning point in the history of Christian education in the Holy Land.”...
Pope Francis was the pontiff for the people on the edges of society and a tireless fighter for religious freedom and oppressed Christians...
Thanks your steady faith, hope and charity, you have made a difference in the lives of many people in Ukraine.
Aid to the Church in Need International is dedicating this year’s Lent campaign to the situation faced by Christians in Nigeria.
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.

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