Turkey: Mass stipends from ACN, a vital lifeline
May 2, 2025
With priests serving the small number of scattered faithful, Mass stipends provided by ACN are essential support
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Turkey: The forgotten Holy Land
March 11, 2024
ACN is assisting the Archdiocese of Izmir to maintain the Christian presence in Turkey. Archbishop Martin Kmetec of Izmir believes
Turkey: A “church with open doors” in an Islamic society
May 4, 2022
"Negative incidents do occur when dealing with authorities and administrative bodies. The Catholic Church is not recognised as a legal entity."
“Kolay gelsin ” – the work of the Salesians in Istanbul
July 22, 2021
Salesians in Istanbul educate and support migrants, running a school for 400 children and a youth center for 40 teens in Bomonti, Turkey.
On the 15th anniversary of the murder of Fr Andrea Santoro
February 8, 2021
It was only in 2000 that the then 55-year-old priest Andrea Santoro from Italy voluntarily went to Turkey to take
Statement by the Catholic charity ACN International on the Turkish government‘s decision to allow Hagia Sophia to be reconverted into a mosque
July 24, 2020
The executive president of ACN International, Dr. Thomas Heine-Geldern, has issued the following statement concerning the Turkish government‘s decision to
Turkey: nationalism is behind the Hagia Sophia affair
July 24, 2020
On 10 July, in a speech to the nation, President Erdoğan announced that the ancient Basilica of Hagia Sophia, a
Turkey: Assistance to the poor: Food bags during coronavirus
May 25, 2020
Dear ACN International We would like to share the joy of one event which took place in our church of
Istanbul: Could the former cathedral of Hagia Sophia become a mosque?
April 28, 2020
The great cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, was once the centre of Eastern Orthodoxy, before being transformed into