During his visit to the international headquarters of ACN, Cardinal Désiré Tzarahazana emphasized the urgency of an authentic and committed faith. In the face of many social problems, which, for a long time, have undermined Madagascar, he insists on the importance of pastoral work so that the Gospel may transform hearts and society.  “How can we live and transmit the Gospel so that people can have a deep faith, a solid faith, able to transform our lives according to the ...

Christians in the Holy Land are very proud of their heritage but often have only a shaky understanding of the basic tenets of the Faith. The current Catholic leadership wants to improve this situation and to bridge the gaps in their Christian knowledge by engaging in a robust spiritual formation program, thanks to ACN’s partnership with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (LPJ).  George Akroush puts it bluntly: “We belong to a tribe which is Christians of the Middle East, but ...

Pope Francis was the “Pontiff for the people on the edges of society and a tireless fighter for religious freedom and oppressed Christians,” the Executive President of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Regina Lynch, said on the passing of Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88. “That is how we remember him, and we trust that we now have another advocate in heaven for our work,” Lynch said.  “I met ...

Crying women, soldiers with emotional and physical wounds, families destroyed by uncertainty: Father Anton Lässer and Magda Kaczmarek from ACN report on these and other stories, which make visible the deep wounds of the conflict in Ukraine.   The scars of the war in Ukraine are not only visible on bodies; they are also reflected in the faces of those who experience it. In March 2025, Father Anton Lässer, Ecclesiastical Assistant of Aid to the Church in Need International (ACN), and ...

At the invitation of ACN, Robert Royal has written a book about persecuted Christians over the past 25 years. The same author wrote a book on the martyrs of the 20th century, which was published in the year 2000.  As the Church marked the Second Millennium of Christianity, Pope John Paul II led a global celebration commemorating 2,000 years since the Incarnation. Central to this Jubilee Year was a profound recognition of Christian martyrs across the centuries – those who ...

During his visit to the headquarters of the international pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Aurelio Gazzera, who, since last year, has been Coadjutor Bishop of Bangassou in the Central African Republic, spoke about the significant progress that has been made in the relationships between Christians and Muslims in the country.   For a long time, the Central African Republic was torn by conflicts between two big militias: Seleka, an alliance of several predominantly Muslim rebel groups, ...