Red Week 2025: A global cry for religious freedom
November 13, 2025
Over half a million people are expected to take part in ACN’s Red Week 2025 as more than 600 churches turn red for faith and freedom. From Vienna to Bogotá,...
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ACN expresses solidarity with Cuba after the devastating passage of the hurricane
October 31, 2025
The organisation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deep sorrow and closeness to the Cuban people following the passage of the powerful hurricane that has struck the...
Burkina Faso: Two dioceses hit by new wave of attacks
October 31, 2025
The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deep concern and sadness over the renewed upsurge in terrorism in the Dioceses of Nouna and Fada...
Archbishop Mourad: “The Church in Syria is dying. There is no freedom, religious or otherwise”
October 30, 2025
The end of Christianity in Syria would be a great loss, because “the Church stands as a reminder to every one of the ethics of justice and human dignity as...
“Just like St. Peter, I was freed by a ‘miraculous earthquake’,” says Pakistani Christian
October 29, 2025
Shagufta Kausar was sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy and spent over eight years in prison. She recently shared her story at the launching of the Religious Freedom in the...
“Prayer was my strength in prison,” says Sudanese Christian at the international launch of the RFR 2025 Report
October 24, 2025
Mariam Ibrahim was arrested for apostasy and adultery because Sharia law mandated that she was a Muslim, like her father, even though she had been raised as a practicing Christian....
Religious Freedom: A global victim of authoritarianism, extremism and war
October 21, 2025
“Religious freedom is a human right, not a privilege” The international pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) launched its biennial report “Religious Freedom in the World 2025”...
Gaza: First Sunday of Peace after the Ceasefire
October 15, 2025
The parish priest of Gaza called on his flock to “forgive all those who have failed and to ask forgiveness” for their own shortcomings, as preparation for what he hopes...
The Holy Father calls for renewed commitment to defend religious freedom and stand with persecuted Christians worldwide
October 13, 2025
Pope Leo XIV receives Aid to the Church in Need in private audience This morning, 10 October 2025, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV received pontifical foundation Aid to the Church...