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INTERNATIONAL: Charity raises £121 million to help Christians in need
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) completed 5,573 projects in 138 countries last year,…
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LIBERIA: 100,000 steps for Africa… in Africa
To raise funds for vital projects in Africa two charity workers are set to walk 100,000 steps…
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UNITED KINGDOM: Catholic charity announces new award as part of #RedWednesday
A Catholic charity has unveiled plans to launch a new award recognising fortitude and faith in the…
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UNITED KINGDOM & NIGERIA: Visionary Bishop encourages Catholics to join Rosary campaign
A bishop who received a vision of Jesus telling him to pray the Rosary to restore peace…
![Regina Lynch at the opening of the new ACN national office in Slovakia in 2017.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/0601International-scaled.jpg)
INTERNATIONAL: Christian persecution expert from Northern Ireland to lead top Catholic charity
A woman from Northern Ireland with more than 40 years’ experience helping persecuted Christians has been named…
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BLOG: Pope Benedict & ACN
“Let men know that God is there for us as a loving Father.” THE urgent, yet timeless…
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INTERNATIONAL: ACN’s ‘deep sorrow’ at the passing of Pope Benedict
THE president of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has spoken of his “deep…
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INTERNATIONAL: 10,000 people worldwide attend #RedWednesday
Within just seven years, #RedWednesday’s call to shine a light on persecuted Christians has spread to more…
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PAKISTAN: Desperate flood victims protect cattle with mosquito nets
A leading bishop has described the scenes of destruction following the floods in Pakistan, with villagers resorting…
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IRAQ: Charity helps restore Church devastated by Daesh (ISIS)
A church destroyed by Islamist extremists during their occupation of northern Iraq is set to be fully…
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CAMEROON: ‘What happened is an abomination’
Five priests, a nun, and three lay people have been abducted in Nchang, south-west Cameroon, after attackers…
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INTERNATIONAL: World’s children to pray for an end to violence
• Prayer campaign focuses on peace in troubled places…