Success Stories
A Vehicle for Poor Clare Sisters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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“Mamu wa Bupole” – “Our Lady of Peace” – this is the name of the Poor Clare Sisters’ convent in Mbuji-Mayi. Peace is something the Democratic Republic of the Congo urgently needs. Many areas of the country are still plagued by armed conflict, with constantly shifting rebel groups involved. The country is four times the size of Texas and blessed with rich mineral sources, including gold, diamonds, valuable mineral ores and oil reserves, but the majority of its 89.5 million ...
Work begins on a home for sick and retired priests in India
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There are 110 priests actively working in the Diocese of Jagdalpur in the state of Chhattisgarh in central eastern India, and now, thanks to our supporters, they will have a home to go to when they are ill or retired. The diocese was established in 1972, and the first priests came here from other regions of India. They belonged to the Syro-Malabar congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate. Since 1990, there have also been a number of local vocations. ...
Bibles and catechisms for the youth apostolate in Venezuela
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For several years now, Venezuela has been going through a crisis almost without parallel – a crisis only further exacerbated by the pandemic. Almost 80% of the country‘s approximately 33 million citizens today suffer extreme poverty and hunger. With galloping inflation, there is a dire lack of basic necessities, including water, electricity and fuel, making life almost impossible in many regions of the country. Some people survive only thanks to support from relatives abroad, while others find themselves forced to ...
Support for Religious Sisters Caring for the Sick in Cuba
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Says Sister Maria Isabel, “Once again we want to express our gratitude for your support, a gratitude echoed also in the grateful thanks of so many of these people who benefit from our presence and our support among them.” Every year, ACN supports more than 18,000 religious Sisters all around the world, including the Handmaids of Mary, a congregation founded in Madrid and present in Cuba, where Sister Maria Isabel serves. Their special mission is to care for all the ...
Success Story: A Boat for Pastoral Work in Tanzania
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Thanks to the generosity of our benefactors, we were able to contribute $12,300 to enable Father Florius Mpete, the priest of the Parish of Lumbila, in the Diocese of Njombe, Tanzania, to purchase a motorboat with which he can now visit the Catholic faithful in the outstations. The boat has already arrived, and Father Florius and his parishioners are overjoyed. All eight outstations of this parish on the shores of Lake Malawi can only be reached by water since there ...
Success Story: Mass Stipends for 43 Priests in Russia
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With an area of 4 million square miles, the Diocese of Saint Joseph in Irkutsk is larger than the entire United States. Bordering on China, the Pacific Ocean and Alaska, it covers seven different time zones. Scattered across all this vast area are just 52,000 Catholics, currently ministered to by 43 priests of the diocese, and they face enormous challenges. The climate is extreme, with winter temperatures not infrequently -58°F – and in some places still colder than that. Yakutsk, ...