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Aid to the Church in Need
Aid to the Church in Need: Authoritarian Regimes Are Greatest Threat to Religious Freedom
Authoritarian regimes are among the main drivers of religious discrimination and persecution in 52 countries, according to an Aid to the Church in Need report.
Pope Leo XIV: Right to Religious Freedom is Not Optional But Essential
Pope Leo XIV on Friday received members of Aid to the Church in Need, a pontifical foundation that supports the Catholic Church in its evangelizing work.
A “genocide attempt”: Top U.S. Political Satirist Draws Attention to Plight of Christians in Nigeria
Political satirist Bill Maher, who has often been a vocal critic of Christianity, recently called attention to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
Aid to the Church in Need Joins Religious Sisters’ Call to Pray and Fast for World Peace
Aid to the Church in Need joined the International Union of Superiors General in its call to pray and fast for world peace on Aug. 14.
Churches Around the World Lit up Red in Honor of Persecuted Christians
Organized by the Christian aid group Aid to the Church in Need International, “Red Week” has been taking place every November since 2016.
Epicentre of Militant Islamist Violence Has “shifted from the Middle East to Africa”: Catholic Charity Report
The Aid to the Church in Need report, which covers August 2022 to June 2024, states that human rights violations against Christians have increased.
War in Southern Lebanon Puts Thousands of Christians in Constant Danger, Catholic Nun Says
Some 9,000 Christians in three villages in southern Lebanon are in constant danger because of the Israel-Hezbollah war, warned Sister Maya El Beaino.
Sudan Civil War Leaves No Seminarians and Almost No Catholic Church
The third Sudanese civil war has terribly affected the entire country but especially the local Catholic Church, according to Aid to the Church in Need.
Almost All Christians Have Fled Southern Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah Bombing
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shia militant group in Lebanon, began attacking Israel at the Israeli-Lebanese border following the beginning of the conflict.
"One Million Children Praying the Rosary" Surpasses 1 Million Participants for First Time
The children's rosary initiative began in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2005.
Needs in Gaza "immense," aid "meager and inconsistent": UN Refugee Director
The U.N. said Sunday that “thousands of desperate people” had “stormed U.N.-operated warehouses” and other aid distribution centers in the Gaza region.
Priest: "Immense" Pastoral Work Needed Amid Anti-Christian Violence in Burkina Faso
A missionary priest working in one of the most dangerous countries in the world said this month that “immense” work from religious leaders and mediators is needed to heal the “physical and psychological” damage wrought by years of anti-Christian Islamic violence there.
Researchers Foresee “mass exodus” of Young Nigerian Christians: This is Why
The passivity of Nigerian authorities amid systematic religious-based attacks have left many young Christians in Nigeria disillusioned and many may leave the West African country, a recent report by the Catholic Pontifical and Charity Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has shown.
New Report on Christian Persecution Paints Grim Picture of Africa
Out of the 28 countries where Christians are most persecuted in the world, 13 are African, the Religious Freedom Report 2023 shows, painting a grim picture of religious freedom on the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent.
Pope Francis Meets with Two Nigerian Girls who were Kidnapped by Boko Haram
Pope Francis met Wednesday with two young Nigerian girls who suffered horrendous violence at the hands of the Boko Haram terrorist group.
"My parishioners shot dead in cold blood": Priests, Lay Faithful Describe Attacks in Niger
“Oh, what sorrow to have watched three of my parishioners shot dead in cold blood, right before my eyes — and I couldn’t do anything,” Nigerian parish priest Father Bako Francis Awesuh, 37, shared in a new Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) report published Friday.
Catholic Aid Agencies Respond after Devastating Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
According to the latest available estimates as of midday Tuesday, the 7.8-magnitude quake has left at least 6,200 people dead in Turkey and Syria.
More than 840,000 Responded to the Pope’s Call to Pray the Rosary for Peace
More than 840,000 people from 140 countries joined in praying the rosary Oct. 18 to ask for peace and unity throughout the world.
Pope Francis Appeals for the Release of Kidnapped Catholics in Cameroon
Pope Francis has appealed for the release of nine Catholics kidnapped in southwest Cameroon.
Pope Francis Honors Comboni Nun Killed by Islamist Terrorists in Mozambique
Pope Francis in his Angelus address on Sunday honored an Italian missionary sister who was killed by Islamist terrorists in Mozambique.
