ACN International

Pray for vocations!

On April 21st, the World Day of Prayer for Vocations invites us to reflect on the precious gift of the Lord’s call! Join us in prayer!

Let us pray for peace in the Holy Land!

The Christian community in Israel and Palestine, has been living in a state of anguish, uncertainty and fear since the breakout of the war.

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.

News

Africa |

16 April, 2024

Africa: “The worlds of sport and advertising help to promote illegal emigration”

A bishop from Equatorial Guinea reflects on the causes and consequences of migration in the African continent and asks for...

Congo |

15 April, 2024

Congo-Brazzaville: A forgotten Church

In December, Maxime François-Marsal, the coordinator of ACN’s projects in French-speaking countries in Central Africa, travelled to Congo-Brazzaville, also known...

Sudan |

11 April, 2024

Sudan: One year of war has left the country without any seminarians

For a year, the “war of the generals” has been raging across an already weakened country. The population is in...

Campaigns

Ukraine War Update

Thanks your steady faith, hope and charity, you have made a difference in the lives of many people in Ukraine.

SOS Christians in Nigeria

Aid to the Church in Need International is dedicating this year’s Lent campaign to the situation faced by Christians in Nigeria.

Sharing hope with the Christians of Syria and Lebanon

These are decisive times for Christianity in the Middle East: faced with war, economic collapse and lack of prospects, many Christians see emigration as the only possible solution.

Our Mission is to support Christians in Need

Founded in 1947 as a Catholic aid organisation for war refugees and recognised as a Pontifical Foundation since 2011, 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.

ACN supports every year an average of 6.000 projects in close to 150 countries, thanks to private donations, as the foundation receives no public funding.

A Pontifical Foundation with worldwide reach

With offices in 23 countries and close to 400.000 benefactors, ACN is able to support every year an average of 6.000 projects in close to 150 countries.