Martyrs of our days: Witnesses of Hope
Inspired by Pope Francis’ invitation to celebrate a Jubilee of Hope, ACN’s Lent campaign is a call to show solidarity with persecuted Christians around the world.
Helping Christians in need around the world
ACN is the only international Catholic organization dedicated to the pastoral and spiritual support of persecuted and suffering Christians.
Religious freedom: a human right, not a privilege!
Religious freedom: a human right, not a privilege!
We help Christians in Need worldwide!
Aid to the Church in Need is dedicated to the service of Christians around the world, through information, prayer and action,
wherever they are persecuted or oppressed or suffering material need.
What We Do
We support the faithful wherever they are persecuted, oppressed or in need
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) operates under a set of core guidelines that direct its mission to support persecuted and oppressed Christians worldwide.
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News
News about Christians in Need
“Arnona” tax tests the rights of Churches in Jerusalem
Israel’s municipal property tax, known as “Arnona”, has become the…
VENEZUELA: “When night falls, the heart sinks and the tears flow”
Venezuela is in mourning. Pain is everywhere, and the Church…
Pope calls on young jihad survivors to be “light of the world”
Initially scheduled for March, the festival was postponed due to…
ACN supported summer camps benefit over 30 thousand youths worldwide
Camps take place in 11 different countries, with a particular…
Religious sisters remain in Venezuela in solidarity with earthquake victims
The Superior General of the Pious Disciples of the Divine…
Head of ACN visits Venezuela to show solidarity following earthquake
The executive president of the pontifical foundation Aid to the…
Central African Republic: Murdered priest was a tireless peacemaker, says local bishop
Crowds lined roads, despite the danger, to bid farewell to…
Venezuelan bishop: “Even those who have nothing are giving everything”
In one of the poorest and most densely populated communities…
“The priority now is to rebuild lives,” says Archbishop of Caracas
Archbishop Raúl Biord of Caracas, Venezuela, says that the Church…
Projects
Projects we support for Christans worldwide
Lebanon : Help for the chaplaincy outreach in Baabda University
Ever since 2019 Lebanon has been going through one of…
Brazil : A Youth congress on evangelisation in the Amazon region
The diocese of Juína lies in the heart of the…
Guatemala : A vehicle for pastoral work in the apostolic vicariate of El Petén
With an area of over 14,000 square miles (36,000 km²)…
Indonesia : A chapel for the village of Golo Popa
A little while ago we received an appeal for help…
Madagascar : A new village chapel in Morafeno
Ankililoaka Mission is set in a remote and underdeveloped rural…
Kenya : Host-baking equipment for the Carmelite Sisters in Machakos diocese
Since the year 1999 there has been a Carmelite convent…
Ethiopia : Ongoing training for 300 catechists in the apostolic vicariate of Hawassa
Ongoing training for 300 catechists in the apostolic vicariate of…
