ACN International

Christmas campaign for Burkina Faso

ACN is dedicating its Christmas campaign to supporting our persecuted brothers and sisters there, and the Church's efforts to aid the traumatized and displaced Christians.

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.

Let us pray for peace in the Holy Land!

The Christian community in Israel and Palestine, has been living in a state of anguish, uncertainty and fear since the breakout of the war.

News

Democratic Republic of the Congo |

10 January, 2025

A hard Christmas in North Kivu: “Many people are fleeing their villages,” says missionary in DR Congo

The neighbouring country of Angola has been trying to broker a peace deal, but unfortunately this has not been successful....

Nigeria |

9 January, 2025

Nigeria: Congregation requests prayers for two abducted sisters in Anambra

Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is evenly split between Christians and Muslims and has seen increasing violence against Christians....

Cameroon |

9 January, 2025

Cameroon: It’s not weapons which will defeat Boko Haram, but education and hope

If young people have prospects, it will be difficult for Boko Haram to recruit new members and brainwash them....

Campaigns

Ukraine War Update

Thanks your steady faith, hope and charity, you have made a difference in the lives of many people in Ukraine.

SOS Christians in Nigeria

Aid to the Church in Need International is dedicating this year’s Lent campaign to the situation faced by Christians in Nigeria.

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.

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.