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Venezuela Emergency Your Help Is Urgent
Two powerful earthquakes have shattered communities in Venezuela, leaving homes lost and damaged.
Helping Christians in need
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is Catholic charity bringing spiritual and practical help to Catholics and other Christians where they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need through prayer, information, and action.
How to get involved with ACN
Holy Land Appeal
Today, in the very places where Our Lord lived, taught, died, and rose again — is facing unprecedented hardship. War, economic collapse, displacement, and fear are threatening their ability to stay in their biblical homeland.
Make a Mass Offering
In some countries around the world, priests do not receive a livable income serving their communities. Support them by making a Mass Offering today and allow them to continue their work.
Religious freedom: Your faith matters
As Christians and other religious minorities face growing violence, kidnappings, and discrimination, we must work harder than ever to defend their rights and ensure they’re fully protected under Article 18.
Latest news
‘How long will violence last?’ – missionaries sound alarm over terrorist attacks
Missionaries in Democratic Republic of the Congo have told a Catholic charity a fresh humanitarian crisis is unfolding – as militant attacks have left dozens of villages abandoned.
DRC
Priest who refused to evacuate volatile region murdered by militants
A PRIEST who remained with his parish in Sudan – despite growing violence – was killed after the theft of vital medicines intended for local people.
Sudan
Priest braves heatwave on 108-mile walk to shine a light on persecuted Christians
AS the UK swelters amid soaring temperatures, a parish priest has begun a gruelling 108‑mile walk through a heatwave he “never planned for” – to mark a historic anniversary and raise urgent funds for persecuted families.
UK
Making a Difference Through Faith
In 2024, your support has meant that ACN has been able to reach Christians in need.
1,836,591 Masses
offered to support 1 in every 10 priests all around the world
Almost 10,000
seminarians supported by ACN benefactors in their training
860+ Projects
supported to allow for the work of over 6000 Sisters
Other ways to give
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