On this first anniversary of the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome, the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its gratitude for the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV. From the beginning of his ministry, Pope Leo has insisted on the importance of accompanying those who suffer persecution for their faith and defending religious freedom. In various messages and meetings, Leo XIV has recalled the suffering of millions of Christians who struggle ...

In 2015, the then-Archbishop of Mosul left for Australia after his entire flock was exiled, following the rise of the Islamic State. One decade later, he returns to Iraq, now as the newly elected Patriarch of the Chaldean Church. On May 29, His Beatitude Amel Shamon Nona will be officially installed at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Baghdad. Before returning to Iraq to lead the Chaldean Catholic Church, the newly elected Patriarch spoke with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) ...

Attack on the parish of St. Louis de Montfort generated widespread panic among Christians. A historic church in Meza, in the region of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, was reduced to rubble during an attack by jihadist insurgents. According to information sent by sources on the ground to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the attack took place April 30 at around 4 in the afternoon, as armed militants entered the parish of St. Louis de Montfort and began to ...

When Bishop Stephen Nyodho was appointed to the Diocese of Malakal, everything had been destroyed. No buildings, no services, and no flock. With courage and leading by example, he began to rebuild: first trust, and then infrastructure. The city of Malakal, in South Sudan, used to be home to tens of thousands of people before the civil war began in 2013, shortly after the priest Stephen Nyodho moved to Rome for his doctorate. When Pope Francis named Nyodho Bishop of ...

Archbishop Kulbokas describes the reality of the front line and the role of priests accompanying soldiers. The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, has described the situation in the country as “very difficult,” highlighting the impact of continued attacks on infrastructure, worsening humanitarian conditions, and an increasing sense of exhaustion across society. In a meeting with the charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the Nuncio explained that the winter months have been particularly harsh, leaving many families ...

In an address to representatives of Aid to the Church in Need, Benedictine Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel offered a stark and personal account of the fragile and rapidly shrinking Christian presence in the Holy Land. The image of Jerusalem as a vibrant heart of Christianity contrasts sharply with the reality experienced today by the faithful. In a powerful address to the national directors and representatives of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Benedictine Abbot Nikodemus Schnabel offered a stark portrait ...