ACN #RedWednesday

Thanks to YOU, this #RedWednesday we’ve have managed to reach our target to help projects supporting young Christians displaced through persecution and violence. Thank you to everyone who has taken action—raising funds, spreading awareness, and standing with us to make a difference. Your generosity is transforming lives! There’s still time to get involved! Let’s continue to provide hope, healing, and support to those who need it most.

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Latest News

  • BURKINA FASO: Church feeding displaced and destitute Christians

    A Catholic charity has made it possible for a diocese in Burkina Faso to provide six months’ basic food supply to impoverished IDPs (internally displaced persons). Bishop Joseph Sama of Nouna has expressed his gratitude for the assistance received from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), enabling his diocese to distribute essential food items […]

    ACN food distribution for internally displaced catechists in Nouna Diocese, Burkina Faso.
  • INTERNATIONAL: 122 priests and religious seized or killed in 2024

    A total of 38 Catholic priests, seminarians and religious were abducted, 13 killed and 71 unlawfully arrested worldwide last year. The number of Church personnel kidnapped in 2024 increased from 23 in 2023, according to data collected by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). Most abductions – 18 cases in total – […]

    St George’s Coptic Catholic Cathedral in Luxor, Egypt after its destruction in 2016.

Upcoming Events

  • 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 […]

  • Young Adults Network Conference

    Join us for an event like no other: the inaugural Aid to the Church in Need: Young Adults Network Conference! Taking place on Saturday 22 March 2025 at St Mary Moorfields, this will be a day filled with inspiration, networking and learning, for young adults who are passionate about supporting persecuted Christians around the world. […]

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