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YOUCAT
The YOUCAT Foundation is a subsidiary of ACN. YOUCAT provides Resources for fostering awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by Christians worldwide are also an important part of this mission.
What YOUCAT offers ranges from catechism editions and attractively designed Bible editions, to digital products, including teaching materials, apps and social media channels.
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.
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...
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...
India
With almost 1.4 billion inhabitants, India has the second largest population in the world. The Hindu majority population often discriminates religious minorities such as Muslims (14.5%) and Christians (4.9%). Church...
Nepal
Nepal is marked by its geographical location in the Himalayan mountains. Many different ethnic groups make up the population. The majority of the 30 million inhabitants are Hindus. About 8,000...
Pakistan
In the Islamic Republic of Republic of Pakistan, 96.4% of the 208 million inhabitants are Muslims. Religious minorities often suffer massive discrimination. The rise of abductions, forced marriages and forced...
Armenia
Armenia, located in the Near Eastern Caucasus region, has been in an armed conflict with Azerbaijan for decades over control in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. In 2020, fighting broke out again....
Northern Europe
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...