Russia
September 13, 2022
The pandemic in 2021 has again severely affected Russia. This meant that 2021 was a difficult year with great challenges – also for the numerically small local Catholic Church, which...
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Albania
September 13, 2022
With a share of 10% of Albania’s approximately 3 million inhabitants, the Catholic Church is a minority in the country. The majority of the population is Muslim. Even today, the...
Ukraine
September 12, 2022
Ukraine was already a country in crisis before the pandemic. Corruption, lack of prospects, economic crisis and the war in the east of the country have caused many younger and...
Belarus
August 31, 2022
Of the 9.4 million inhabitants of Belarus, nearly 80% are Christians, most of them of the Orthodox faith. Catholics form a minority of around 10%. A severe political and economic...
Northern Europe
August 29, 2022
In Northern Europe, the Catholic Church only has a historically established presence in Lithuania. There, Catholics form the majority at 80% of the population, but the Church is poor and...
Europe
August 29, 2022
For ACN, aid for the Church in Europe in 2023 was primarily focused on addressing the impacts of the war in Ukraine. In the second year of the war, our...
Northern Europe in 2020
June 17, 2021
In the countries of Northern Europe, with the exception of Lithuania, Catholics form a very small minority. As a result, the Church often lacks the necessary income to continue fulfilling...
Europe in 2021
June 16, 2021
In Europe, the Church needs help, especially in the former Eastern Bloc states. There, atheistic communism left a great vacuum in society that has not yet been completely overcome, even...
Russia in 2020
June 18, 2020
Like almost everywhere in the world, 2020 was marked by the coronavirus pandemic in Russia. There were also many infections among Church representatives. The Orthodox Church, in particular, suffered numerous...