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The Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú lies in the Amazon region of eastern Colombia, in an area covering over 21,000 square miles. Roughly a third of its population lives in the town of Mitú, and the remainder are scattered throughout the jungle-clad region.
Bishop Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, the Apostolic Vicar of Mitú, has told us that what would be helpful is if the Church could obtain motorized rickshaws in order to reach more of the faithful located in distant regions. We have promised him our help. READ MORE
News of the Suffering and Persecuted
ACN denounces massacres in Burkina Faso
Islamic terrorists killed 26 people in a church, many of them Christian. Local sources have told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about a recent terrorist attack in Burkina Faso. The incident took place in the village of Sanaba, in the Diocese of Nouna, on August 25th, when a large group of insurgents surrounded the community and took all men ...
Bishop in Mozambique: “Wreckage is all that’s left”
Bishop António Juliasse of Pemba, in northern Mozambique, visited communities that were attacked by Islamic terrorists and thanked ACN for its support of the country’s Church. Mozambique has suffered under insurgents since 2017. “As pastor of the diocese, I feel great pain for not being able to visit all the Christians, due to a lack of security,” said the Bishop of ...
Over 150 killed in one of the deadliest attacks in Burkina Faso history
The Bishop of Kaya in Burkina Faso calls for a day of mourning and for three days of prayer for the victims. On August 24th, the town of Barsalogho in Burkina Faso was the target of a terrorist attack that killed more than 150 people, including 22 Christians, according to local sources in contact with the international Catholic charity Aid to ...
Chile: Being a Church of hope in challenging times
After a thrilling trip to seven dioceses in Chile, Rafael D’Aqui, project coordinator for Latin America at Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), describes how the Church is light and hope in a time of challenge and need. You have just returned from Chile. Could you describe the main needs of the Christians there? The Church in Chile faces a ...
Woman unjustly imprisoned for eight years in Pakistan: “God was with me in this struggle”
Shagufta Kausar was falsely accused of blasphemy. For almost eight years, she was separated from her family; her husband was beaten and tortured; and they were pressured to convert to Islam. Now free, she tells Aid to the Church in Need how she found strength in her faith. Mrs. Kausar, you were unjustly accused of blasphemy and, despite being innocent, spent ...
Church “continues to serve” struggling families in the Holy Land
The war in Gaza shows no sign of stopping, and the Church in the Holy Land is increasing help to preserve the region’s Christian presence, supporting hundreds of families who have lost their livelihoods. The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has stepped up its support for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem – which includes the Palestinian territories ...
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Projects of the Month
Mass Stipends for Priests in Zimbabwe
For the Church, Africa is a continent of hope. Not only is the number of faithful growing, but the number ...
Three Motorized Rickshaws for Pastoral Work in Colombia
The Apostolic Vicariate of Mitú lies in the Amazon region of eastern Colombia, in an area covering over 21,000 square ...
Help to Build a Parish Church in Indonesia
With 272 million people, Indonesia is the most populous Muslim nation in the world. But its religious make-up varies from ...
