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We give thanks every day for all you do for our brothers and sisters in crisis.
Your support and prayers are vital to our mission and are never taken for granted.
This Giving Tuesday, December 3rd, please consider a gift to the persecuted Church and her suffering faithful.
May God bless you for your kindness and compassion.
Giving Tuesday
News of the Suffering and Persecuted
Here you’ll find the latest updates on persecuted communities worldwide, highlighting their struggles, the faith and hope that sustains them.
Nigeria: ACN helps rebuild after terrorist violence
June 16, 2026
Church in Nigeria demands justice for Yelewata victims
June 16, 2026
Request a Mass for your intentions
There is no more powerful prayerful petition than having a Mass said for an intention worthy in the eyes of God.
Mass stipends given through Aid to the Church in Need help poor priests in need around the world with basic subsistence, including housing, food, clothing, and medicine. Very often, priests use their Mass stipends for poor and needy people in their own parishes. In many cases, Mass stipends are the only source of income they have.
These priests celebrate Holy Masses for your intentions and pray, with deep gratitude, for you.
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Projects of the Month
Each month, we highlight meaningful projects that bring hope and support to communities in need around the world. Your generosity helps make these initiatives possible, changing lives through faith and compassion.
Bibles for Evangelization Work in Venezuela
We frequently receive requests from Venezuela for Bibles for the work of evangelization in the parishes. For example, in the Diocese of El Tigre in
Mass Stipends for Priests in Papua New Guinea
It has barely been 80 years since the Catholic faith first arrived in the territory of what is now the Diocese of Wabag. In the
Help to Complete a Pastoral Center in Ukraine
In the year 2000, the then-Bishop of Mukatshevo invited the Franciscan Capuchins to come to Uzhhorod, Ukraine to assume the pastoral ministry in a post-Soviet
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