March 3, 2026
ACN has remained in contact with project partners in the areas affected by airstrikes, assessing the need for emergency assistance. Nearly 30,000 people have been displaced following a wave of...
February 27, 2026
The Vatican has officially confirmed that in the coming April, Pope Leo will visit Algeria, making this the first ever visit from a current pope. Leo XIV, who is an...
February 24, 2026
The only diocese in Mauritania has just celebrated its sixtieth anniversary. Bishop Victor Ndione, who has led the Diocese of Nouakchott for two years, tells Catholic charity Aid to the...
February 19, 2026
In eastern Ukraine people have grown numb to the danger of air raids but faith is growing. A bishop tells ACN that “without your help we would be like refugees.”...
February 18, 2026
Thousands of Catholics in north-east Nigeria have returned to church in defiance of their fears following more than 15 years of violent insurgencies. Bishop John Bakeni and Bishop Oliver Doeme,...
February 11, 2026
The bishops’ have asked for the release of political prisoners, for oil revenues to be applied to help the lower classes, and for the country’s sovereignty to be respected. The...
February 10, 2026
Over the past days several Catholic organisations and dioceses have issued calls for the government to deploy more military and police personnel to stem the bloodshed and criminality that holds...
February 2, 2026
“Cuba needs reforms, and these are increasingly urgent, but what it does not need is more anguish and pain. No more loss of life or mourning within Cuban families,” say...
January 30, 2026
The number of kidnappings also dropped slightly compared to 2024 but remains a major problem in parts of Africa. Fewer priests were arrested or kidnapped in 2025 compared to 2024,...