The Voice of the suffering in Latin America

The international headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN International), in Königstein, Germany, hosted the Latin America and Caribbean Meeting for Synodal Cooperation 2025, between March 10-14. This initiative, held under the aegis of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, the Latin-American Bishops Council (CELAM), and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is aimed at strengthening synodal cooperation between a variety of institutions and organizations that work for international cooperation in the region. During the five-day meeting, ...

On International Women’s Day, we highlight the work of a group of religious sisters from the Company of Mary in Cuba, who have managed to provide assistance to young people, the elderly, and women with the help of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).  “This is a time to share and to receive hope, to look boldly into the future,” religious sisters in Cuba, of the Company of Mary Foundation from Mexico, tell us. The island nation of Cuba ...

The wide plains of Upper Apure in southwest Venezuela are a meeting point for Andean heritage and the identity of the plain dwellers, with a strong indigenous presence and contact with Colombians just across the border. In the middle of this landscape rises the Christ of the Savannah, which has become a symbol of faith, identity, and resilience for the Diocese of Guasdualito, which was created only nine years ago, in December 2015, and is supported by Aid to the ...

To commemorate World Radio Day on February 13th, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is highlighting its ongoing support for Catholic radio, an essential tool for both spreading information and evangelizing throughout the world. In 2024, the charity committed over $570,000 to 22 radio projects in 19 countries.  Hundreds of Catholic radio stations are operating in the most forgotten places on the planet. Many of them do so thanks to the benefactors of Aid to the Church in Need ...

With 54 years of service in a rural parish in the Diocese of Guaranda in Ecuador, Salesian Father Antonio Polo has changed the region through pastoral and spiritual labor – but also, with the help of the local population, through business ventures such as the development of Salinerito Cheese. When Father Antonio Polo arrived in Salinas, Ecuador from his native Italy, over five decades ago, he was not only struck by the beauty of the landscape, but also by the difficult ...

Gang violence, forced migration, and poverty continue to plague Haiti. The Bishop of Fort-Liberté, Quesnel Alphonse, tells ACN about looting by gangs, the growing influence of Islam, and the trauma of a population that “feels completely lost.“ Haiti is experiencing a very difficult time, marked by an increase in gang violence and a collapse of basic services. Would you say that the situation is getting worse?  Definitely, yes. If I had to pick a word to describe the situation, I’d ...