Success Stories
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 ...
A Car for a Catholic Lay Community in Brazil
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Thanks once again to our generous benefactors, we were able to contribute $23,300 to help a lay community in Brazil buy a vehicle to help carry out charitable and pastoral activities. The Catholic lay community “Mar a Dentro” (“Out to Sea/Out into the Deep”) has been active for 15 years now in the city of Belem in northern Brazil. They have established a spiritual center here and organized prayer meetings and Eucharistic adoration, as well as preparing young people for ...
A Support Vehicle for a Vocations Apostolate and Seminarians in Brazil
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Close to 340,000 people in the Diocese of Teixera de Freitas-Caravelas, located in the northeast of Brazil in the federal state of Bahia, are Catholic, accounting for almost 80% of the total population. However, there are only 35 priests – far too few for the number of faithful. The diocese has stepped up its efforts to support of vocations, and currently 31 young men are studying at the Saint John Paul II seminary in the neighboring Archdiocese of São Salvador ...
Protective Equipment for Priests in Brazil During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Brazil is currently in third place in the world for the number of those infected by the coronavirus pandemic. As of early December, out of a population of nearly 210 million, there were 6.84 million infections and over 180,000 deaths, with a continuing upward trend in infections and many hundreds of deaths daily. Grieving relatives, frightened and despairing individuals, a widely broken health care system and increasing material need are just some of the many challenges also facing the Catholic ...