ACN International

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

Emergency help for Syria

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.

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.

News

Ethiopia |

25 May, 2023

Ethiopia: Give peace a chance

An Indian bishop, who has been a missionary in Ethiopia for many years, has issued an impassioned plea for the...

Brazil |

24 May, 2023

Brazil: “I had bishops in tears, thanking me for the support they get from ACN”

Aid to the Church in Need had a stand at the latest meeting of the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil, the...

Pakistan |

24 May, 2023

Pakistani bishop calls for better security after policeman kills two girls at Catholic school

The attack, which left five other children and one adult wounded, took place on 16 May in a Catholic school...

Campaigns

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.

#KidsPraying

One Million Children Praying the Rosary

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!

Seminarians: their calling is also ours

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.