Every year, ACN helps provide summer camps for close to 100,000 children and young people in need. This year, a group of Portuguese students decided to do their part to help those in Ukraine benefit from this experience.  A group of Portuguese students raised hundreds of dollars to help provide summer camps for Ukrainian children, just by studying hard.   Members of the Darca Club, a students’ organization for extracurricular activities linked to Opus Dei, were awarded about a dollar for ...

Two years after an atrocity described as the worst outbreak of violence against Christians in Pakistan’s 78-year history, the local bishop of the district has said not one of the thousands of suspects has been brought to justice. He and his people are furious.    Bishop Indrias Rehmat said Christians in the Punjab’s Jaranwala district want to “shout and scream” in outrage at the apparent failure to deliver justice following the August 16, 2023, violence, with damage done to 26 churches, ...

August 22 marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. Ahead of this day of remembrance, Marta Petrosillo, Editor in Chief of the ACN Religious Freedom Report, speaks about the upcoming edition of the report — to be released on October 21 — and the importance of advocating for everyone who suffers for their faith.  The idea of suffering for one’s religion seems a very distant reality for some. Is it still a ...

For many children from poor or war-stricken communities, the summer camps and other activities are an opportunity to have fun and grow in the faith in a secure environment, accompanied by religious and Church animators. Almost 100,000 children this summer are benefiting from summer camps and other activities funded by pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). For many years, ACN has helped local dioceses and Christian organizations set up and run camps for young people, especially those ...

On Monday, August 11, women and children in Nigeria blocked a road in protest of their lack of security, after their besieged town fell victim to yet another fatal attack.   Three people were killed, and three others were critically injured, in Yelewata, Benue State on Monday, at around 8 A.M. The town, which is up to 98 percent Christian, has seen the deadliest offensives by Islamist militants in recent months; hundreds in the region have been killed, and thousands were ...

As endless wars scar the face of the Earth, worldwide representatives of female religious have issued a call for prayer and fasting, asking the Virgin Mary to intercede for peace among mankind. ACN is happy to join this initiative.   International charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is joining the call issued by the International Union of Superiors General (IUSG) for a day of prayer and fasting for world peace, on August 14, the eve of the Feast of ...