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Ferdinand Habsburg appointed Secretary General of ACN International
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Former Red Bull executive joins ACN following a successful international career in the media and education sector. The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in ...
Church calls for tighter security after 10 slaughtered
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In the Taraba State region, according to Church figures, over 100 people have been killed and 90,000 displaced since September 2025. Following a fresh massacre, ...
Bishops of Venezuela ask country to come together for national reconciliation
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The bishops have asked for the release of political prisoners, for oil revenues to be used to help the lower classes, and for the country’s ...
Catholic Church steps up pressure on Nigerian government over rising violence
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Over the past days, several Catholic organizations and dioceses have issued calls for the government to deploy more military and police personnel to stem the ...
Cardinal to Church in Need: “Whoever does not give people God gives them too little”
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During his first visit to the international headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need since being named its president, Cardinal Kurt Koch highlighted the ...
“It is absolutely essential that the war stops,” says Gaza’s parish priest
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Although the media attention has died down since the ceasefire, the Gaza Strip continues to sink into an unprecedented humanitarian and health crisis. Speaking to ...
Pope Leo XIV echoes Cuban bishops’ warning about fuel blockade
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“Cuba needs reforms, and these are increasingly urgent, but what it does not need is more anguish and pain. No more loss of life or ...
Number of religious murdered in 2025 increased but arrests and kidnappings are down
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Abduction remains a major problem in parts of Africa. Fewer priests were arrested or kidnapped in 2025 compared to 2024, but the numbers remain worrying ...
As life returns to normal in Aleppo, trauma lingers and fear remains
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ACN is committed to helping rebuild the homes and lives of the Christian community in Syria. Violence in Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city, has subsided ...
Joy as Christian nurses are acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan
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The legal outcome shows a “positive and rare” development, since local courts are often reluctant to acquit those accused of blasphemy, due to social pressure. ...