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.
25 Years of Religious Freedom Report
Official launch on 21.10.2025
25 Years of Religious Freedom Report
Official launch on 21.10.2025
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.
Information
We are committed to the persecuted Church. By sharing testimonies of faith, we build a bridge of charity between our benefactors and beneficiaries.
Prayer
We serve the cause of evangelisation. We respond courageously to the challenges of the time following the teachings of the Church.
Action
We are custodians of our benefactors’ generosity. We run modern, transparent and effective fundraising and administration.
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News
News about Christians in Need
“Prayer was my strength in prison,” says Sudanese Christian at the international launch of the RFR 2025 Report
Mariam Ibrahim was arrested for apostasy and adultery because Sharia…
Religious Freedom: A global victim of authoritarianism, extremism and war
“Religious freedom is a human right, not a privilege” The…
Gaza: First Sunday of Peace after the Ceasefire
The parish priest of Gaza called on his flock to…
The Holy Father calls for renewed commitment to defend religious freedom and stand with persecuted Christians worldwide
Pope Leo XIV receives Aid to the Church in Need…
Pope thanks children who prayed for peace in ACN campaign
This was the 20th edition of ACN’s One Million Children…
Gaza: First step towards peace after 733 days of war
While indirect talks are taking place in Egypt between Israeli…
Fr Hugo Alaniz recounts a night of explosions and fear in Aleppo: “People are very afraid, we don’t know what is going to happen”
In the midst of a new wave of fighting, the…
Rome to host official launch of Religious Freedom Report 2025
Religious and public leaders will be gathering on October 21…
Papal envoy carries solidarity to the Christians of war-torn Sudan
Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan, Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, has…
Projects
Projects we support for Christans worldwide
Our values
1.
Faith and Christian love
The foundation of all our activities is Christian faith and love. This includes our fidelity to the Holy Father and the adherence to both the teachings and institutions of the Catholic Church.
2.
Prayer
Regular prayer, personal and common, animates our daily work and strengthens our missionary spirit. It moves us to offer assistance to those who are suffering because of their loyalty to Christ and His Church – on whose prayers we rely as well.
3.
Pastoral Commitment
We strive to proclaim the Gospel, be it “welcome or unwelcome” (2 Timothy 4:2), responding courageously to the challenges of the time. We do this when engaging our benefactors and by financing pastoral projects with their contributions.
4.
Unity
Conceived as a “bridge of love” from its origins, ACN serves for unity and reconciliation. We create communion with and between both our benefactors and beneficiaries through prayer, providing information and expressing gratitude.
5.
Service
We fulfil our mission through mercy and humble service, listening carefully to the needs of our partners. We aspire to be a personal source of comfort and strength to our beneficiaries and benefactors.
6.
Opennes
Through our support of the Universal Church we promote a respectful dialogue with many cultures around the world. We live this openness ourselves in our manifold encounters both within and outside the Catholic Church.
7.
Accountability
We handle the funds we receive with the highest care, seeking efficiency and measuring impact both in our funding activities and within our internal organization. We work transparently, showing the sources, uses and achievements of the funds we receive.
8.
Trust
Our unshakeable trust in Divine Providence guides us into the future and enables us to place trust in others and, in turn, to be trusted by them. Consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima we are filled with hope and confidence.
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Countries with offices
359,920
donors worldwide
143,737,504
euros in donations and other income