Syria & Lebanon Emergency Appeal

Christians in Syria are turning to ACN, desperate for help, amid widespread fear and huge uncertainty following a sudden regime change. The Church in Lebanon is also in dire need of emergency aid as the region is yet again devastated by war, which has caused a harrowing displacement crisis. Your love can bring Christ's help and consolation to his followers in desperate need and crippling despair in Syria and Lebanon.

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  • CAR: ‘Dialogue with Muslims can rebuild hope, peace’

    The Central African Republic has been rent apart by sectarian attacks during a major civil conflict – but interfaith dialogue is rekindling hope according to the leader of the country’s Catholics. Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of Bangui, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that, despite targeted attacks on both Christian and […]

    Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga and the late Imam Oumar Kobine Layama, during an inter-faith meeting in 2014.
  • INTERNATIONAL: Catholic radio stations keeping the Faith alive in war zones

    With support from an international Catholic charity, hundreds of radio stations are helping to bring God’s love to the faithful in parts of the world devastated by conflict. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) provided more than £450,000 (€550,000) in support of 22 radio projects in 19 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, […]

    The radio studio of the Episcopal Conference of the Congo, supported by ACN.

Upcoming Events

  • Renewing The Conversation: Africa, Christianity and Human Rights

    Africa is home to millions of Christians, and by 2050 will make up 44% of the world’s 2.8 billion Christians. How Africa’s Christians fare will be an indicator of how Africa is doing. How Africa’s Christians contribute will also be a barometer of national and regional health in many of her 54 nations. At the […]

  • ACN Pilgrimage: York and the North: Heartland of faith and hope

    Your invitation to join us on the Aid to the Church in Need 2025 Pilgrimage York and Yorkshire are at the heart of the English story of Christianity and Catholicism. In exploring York and its surroundings towns: Ripon and Beverley, and the site of the Cistercian Monastery at Fountains we will deepen our understanding of […]

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