We have a new Pope!
Welcome Pope Leo XIV
On Good Shepherd Sunday, Pope Leo XIV felt blessed that, on the first Sunday of his pontificate, he was able to read aloud about Jesus, the true Shepherd.
Pope Leo expressed his joy for vocations, particularly for all religious vocations – “credible models of generous dedication to God and to their brothers and sisters.”
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News of the Suffering and Persecuted
From the Missions to the Papacy: The Story of Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV could have lived a comfortable life as an American growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, and even as an Augustinian priest, but he chose to go to the missions, according to a priest who lived and worked with him for many years. “And that was not an easy thing to do. You leave your parents, your family, ...
Executive president of ACN recalls fruitful collaboration with new Pope
The international Catholic charity supported projects in the dioceses run by then-Bishop Prevost in Peru and, more recently, continued to cooperate with him in his capacity as president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. The executive president of pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Regina Lynch, expresses her gratitude for the election of the new Pope, and ...
ACN welcomes Pope Leo XIV and looks forward to continuing collaboration
Königstein im Taunus, Germany, 8 May 2025 It was with the greatest joy and gratitude that international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) received news of the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to the Papacy, under the name Leo XIV. The new Pope is no stranger to ACN and to its work: during his mandate as bishop ...
Habemus papam!
White smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the end of the second day of the conclave. A new pope has been elected, and St. Peter’s Square is filling up with people awaiting the appearance of the new Holy Father. Aid to the Church in Need is in the second day of its Jubilee Year pilgrimage to ...
Cardinals “prepare to undertake act of highest responsibility”
The world is at a difficult and complex turning point in history, a leading cardinal said, as his brother prelates entered the Conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis. “To pray, by invoking the Holy Spirit, is the only right and proper attitude to take as the cardinal electors prepare to undertake an act of the highest human and ecclesial ...
Cardinals head into conclave after discussing the suffering church around the world
In their last public meeting before entering the Conclave – the secret meetings to elect a new pope – the College of Cardinals discussed the issue of martyrs, especially those in lands where Christians suffer persecution or are deprived of religious freedom. The 12th and final Congregation of Cardinals took place Tuesday morning, May 6, with 173 cardinals present. Among them ...
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Projects of the Month
Help to Repair Three Churches in Mozambique
Last year, on the Third Sunday of Advent, in the early morning, tropical cyclone Chido cut a swath of devastation ...
Mass Stipends for 46 Priests in Africa
This year, the Missionaries of Africa are celebrating the 200th birthday of their founder, Charles Martial Allemand Lavigerie, who was ...
Help for the Training of Seminarians in Brazil
The Diocese of Rio Branco lies in western Brazil. Large sections of this area of over 40,000 square miles are ...
