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YOUCAT

The YOUCAT Foundation is a subsidiary of ACN. YOUCAT provides a broad portfolio of media that contributes to the re-evangelisation and deepening of faith among young Catholics.

The ofer ranges from catechism editions and attractively designed Bible editions to digital ofers, including teaching materials, apps and social media channels.

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Child’s Bible

The newly revised jubilee edition of the beloved Child’s Bible by Aid to the Church in Need was officially launched! 10,000 copies with the foreword by Archbishop Rino Fisichella have already been distributed. 

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Religious Freedom in the World Report

The ACN report examines the state of religious freedom in 196 countries, runs to nearly 900 pages, and is published in six languages. It is one of four reports on the state of global religious freedom. The others are published by the American Pew Research Center, the U.S. State Department, and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The ACN report is the only non-governmental report in Europe that takes Catholic social doctrine into account

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is the third largest island nation in the world. In some parts of the country, the Catholic Church has only been present for a few generations. Nevertheless,...

Philippines

The Philippines is the only majority Christian country in Asia. More than 80% of the archipelago’s 109 million inhabitants are Catholic. In 2021, the Church in the Philippines celebrated the...

Russia

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...

Albania

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

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...

Indonesia

In Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim nation with 272 million inhabitants, the coexistence of religions has been largely peaceful until now. However, recently there have been increased attacks by conservative...