Success Stories
100 Bicycles and 5 Mopeds for Evangelization and Social Work in Brazil
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In 2020, the Brazilian lay Association, Obra de Maria, Or “Mary‘s Work,” celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. It was a great occasion, with the participation of 68 bishops and 300 priests. The community today has around 3,500 members from all walks of life, including priests, deacons, consecrated religious, married and single lay people. They all form one great family, a community that is present in forty different countries around the world today. In Brazil the members of the Association are active ...
A Village Chapel for Catholics in Bangladesh
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For many years now, the Catholic faithful in the village of Noyanagar, in Bangladesh, have been longing for a new chapel. The tiny mud chapel they themselves built almost 30 years ago has become far too small for the growing community. It is also in poor condition: the walls have deep cracks, and the rain is coming through the roof to such an extent that it is impossible to celebrate Mass there during the rainy season. At the same time, ...
PPE for Sisters of Mercy in West Bengal, India
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The Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross in West Bengal, India are immensely grateful. Thanks to the generosity of our benefactors, the Sisters were able to purchase essential personal protective equipment against the coronavirus. The Sisters are working on the front line against the disease, and the $26,800 given by our donors will help them in this work, especially against the devastating second wave of the virus, which has struck India particularly hard. “We are helpless in the face ...
6,000 Copies of YOUCAT in Swahili for Tanzania and Kenya
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The YOUCAT is a catechism for teenagers and young adults based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The fundamental elements of the Catholic faith are summarized in a brief and easily comprehensible style, and they are made still more accessible by illustrations. The YOUCAT exists today in 58 different languages, including Swahili, for the young people of Tanzania and Kenya. The book’s translation into Swahili was completed in 2019, by the Sisters of Saint Paul. Then the pandemic struck, ...
A Minibus for Blessed Sacrament Sisters in Lebanon
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The Sisters of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Lebanon are overjoyed. Thanks to the support of our generous donors, we were able to give them money for a new minibus, which they needed for their work. For this purpose, you gave almost $33,100. Sister Maguy, who serves in Lebanon, writes: “On behalf of all the Sisters of our congregation, I would like to thank ACN for this help. Above all, I thank you on behalf of the people we serve. ...
Support for Religious Sisters in Argentina
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With an area of a little over a million square miles, Argentina is the eighth largest country in the world. But the home country of Pope Francis is going through a serious economic crisis today. Poverty was on the increase, even as, in 2019, some 40% of the country‘s 44 million inhabitants were already ranked as “poor.” The pandemic further exacerbated the problems, with Argentina being hard-hit: as of mid-June 2021, 14.2 million cases have been recorded and over 87,000 ...