Success Stories
A Host-Baking Machine for Benedictine Sisters in Nigeria
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The Benedictine life is flourishing in the Abbey of Saint Scholastica in Umoji in southwest Nigeria. There are already 114 Sisters here following the Rule of Saint Benedict, and vocations continue to be plentiful. The Sisters live according to the renowned Benedictine principle of “Ora et labora”—“Pray and work” —and support themselves by the work of their own hands. Their most important source of income is from baking hosts for the Eucharist. This activity is ideally suited to the contemplative life, ...
10,000 Booklets with Bible Verses for Ukraine
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The Society of Saint Paul the Apostle, which has both a male and a female branch, is especially involved in proclaiming the Good News via the media. Among their activities, they publish books and journals and other audiovisual media, and their apostolate also involves work on the radio, on TV and online. The Paulists are active in Ukraine, and during this time of war, they have realized how great the need is for not only material help, but spiritual support ...
Two Motorcycles for Newly Ordained Priests in Benin
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Each year, Bishop Antoine Sabi Bio in northwest Benin rejoices at being able to ordain more young men to the priesthood, and the number of vocations is growing. On January 7, 2023, Félix Simbianou and Méternich Zinsou were solemnly ordained in the Diocese of Natitingou‘s Holy Redeemer cathedral. On the same day, thanks to ACN donors, Bishop Antoine Sabi Bio was able to present his two new priests with a motorcycle each. Hundreds of Catholic faithful had traveled from all ...
A Vehicle for a New Parish in a Diocese of Haiti
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Father Jean Wilner is delighted with the new all-terrain vehicle he received for his parish work in Haiti. Thanks to the generosity of our friends and supporters, we were able to provide him with the $28,100 he needed to complete the purchase. Previously, Father Wilner had to visit the various settlements in his Parish of St Bernadette Soubirous of La Visite either on foot or by moped as he traveled on the appallingly bad roads. The Diocese of Port-de Paix, ...
A Car for a Parish in Bolivia
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“In this time of a great crisis in humanity we remain united in prayer and working for a world of peace, in the footsteps of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you!” These are the words of Father Antonio Zavatarelli, writing in thanks for a grant of $27,400, made possible by ACN donors, that enabled him to purchase a sturdy all-terrain vehicle for this parish as he ministers to the faithful and those in need in Bolivia. In addition to his work ...
A Car for Sacred Heart Sisters in Southern India
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The Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in southern India wrote to ACN, “Our community here is still only in its beginning, and so we are really struggling financially. We have no source of income, which is why we are asking your help, so that we can purchase a vehicle.” The Diocese of Vellore is in India, in the state of Tamil Nadu. They turned to us, and our benefactors, for help, since the area they minister to is ...