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Over 1 million children learned to be peacemakers through the Rosary
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From the streets of India to juvenile prisons in Ukraine, children all over the world prayed the Rosary together and showed adults that peace begins ...
Cardinal Parolin denounces Christian persecution in UN speech
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The Secretary of State also called attention to the multiple conflicts that continue to rage all over the world. The Secretary of State of the ...
Leo XIV opens global week of prayer for peace with hundreds of children
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The Holy Father joined the “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” initiative, promoted by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), in the Vatican Gardens. ...
‘ACN is a charity of love,’ says outgoing international ecclesiastical assistant
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Fr. Anton Lässer leaves ACN and will be replaced by Fr. Friedrich Bechina, who joins the papal foundation after two decades working in the Vatican. ...
Pope takes up ACN’s worldwide call to pray the Rosary for peace
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Holy Father extends to the whole Church an appeal that ACN has promoted worldwide for more than 20 years. Königstein, Germany, September 28, 2026 – ...
Cardinal Koch calls on ACN to bear witness to the truth and beauty of the Gospel
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In a meeting with ecclesiastical assistants from national offices of ACN, Cardinal Kurt Koch highlighted the “ecumenism of the martyrs,” which is helping to heal ...
From Rome to the world: Children unite in a week of prayer for peace
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From October 1 to 7, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is inviting children, families, schools, and parishes around the world to take part ...
Medjugorje vandalism is latest in wave of desecrations
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Throughout Europe and the Americas, churches have been vandalized in the past three months. Although the attacks seem unrelated, they show that religious freedom is ...
FIFA World Cup: 14 competing nations marked by religious persecution or discrimination
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As 48 countries prepare to battle for the World Cup, religious freedom remains an elusive goal for one in every three nations competing. The 2026 ...
Cardinal Kurt Koch: There are more martyrs today than in the early Church
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During the annual pilgrimage for persecuted Christians in Einsiedeln, the President of ACN International reflected on contemporary martyrdom, Christian unity, and the mission of the ...