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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“I will die but I will not let you go in.”, the final words of Akash Bashir who sacrificed himself when he blocked a suicide bomber from entering a church in Lahore, Pakistan on 15th March 2015. On the latest special episode of the Break the Silence podcast, ACN's John Pontifex reflects on the 10th anniversary of Akash’s martyrdom
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A religious Sister in northern Mozambique has described how aid from an international Catholic charity is helping to save lives and preserve the Faith in a region devastated by ongoing Islamist violence. More than 5,000 people have been killed in Cabo Delgado Province and thousands “have lost everything” because of the insurgency – but the […]
Christians in Nigeria are in shock after a 21-year-old seminarian was brutally killed by kidnappers. In a statement sent to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr Peter Egielewa, spokesman for the local diocese, reported that Andrew Peter “was gruesomely murdered by the abductors”. But the priest, director of communications for Auchi […]
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 […]
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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Persecuted and Forgotten? report provides detailed information regarding the situation of Christians in 18 countries where the faithful are suffering because of state authoritarianism or attacks from extremists.
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Projects were supported across 138 countries in 2023 by ACN
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