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Spokesman for the Archdiocese of Sarajevo reflects on Srebenica massacre
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Thirty years ago, on July 11, 1995, at least 8,372 men were murdered by troops under Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, in the Muslim enclave ...
A Tent for Youth Meetings and Pastoral Events in Ukraine
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As a result of the war, most people in Ukraine are suffering fear, trauma, and psychological stress, while many are torn by feelings of hatred ...
ACN honored by President of Poland for humanitarian aid
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President Andrzej Duda thanked ACN for its “unwavering dedication” to serving those most in need. The Polish national office of Aid to the Church in ...
Ukraine three years on: “Why, why, why?”
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Crying women, soldiers with emotional and physical wounds, families destroyed by uncertainty: Father Anton Lässer and Magda Kaczmarek from ACN report on these and other ...
Help for 25 Parishes in War-Torn Dioceses of Ukraine
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The Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia has especially suffered from the war in eastern Ukraine. Of the 70,000 or so Latin Catholics who previously lived in the ...
Ukraine: Bringing hope and God’s presence to the front
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Three years of war have increased the spiritual needs of soldiers in Ukraine. Military chaplains are at their side day after day, helping them bear ...
Albania: “I was secretly baptized, and my vocation is due to a priest who spent 28 years in prison”
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Bishop Simon Kulli of Sapë, in northern Albania, speaks of the Albanian martyrs and their witness of hope for the Church, during a visit to ...
Over three years, ACN has supported the Catholic Church in Ukraine with more than $26 million
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In the three years since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022, the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has ...
ACN supporting Catholic radio stations in war zones
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To commemorate World Radio Day on February 13th, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is highlighting its ongoing support for Catholic radio, an essential ...
The rebirth of the Catholic Church in Estonia
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After centuries of prohibition, the small Catholic community of Estonia is rising from the ashes. On September 26th, 2024, Pope Francis erected the first diocese ...