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“The priority now is to rebuild lives,” says archbishop in Venezuela
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Archbishop Raúl Biord of Caracas says the Church is accompanying victims of the earthquakes while rescue efforts continue. As search and rescue efforts continue following ...
Venezuela: ACN allocates $120,000 to support Church response to earthquakes
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Foundation is in constant contact with Church officials in the devastated country. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has allocated $120,000 in immediate aid ...
Venezuela: ACN calls for prayers, sends support after devastating earthquakes
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The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is calling for prayers for the people of Venezuela, after two strong earthquakes on ...
Bishop Silvano Pedroso: A humble shepherd who was close to the people
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ACN mourns the death of Cuba’s first bishop of African descent. Pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) expresses its deepest regret over ...
Bibles for Evangelization Work in Venezuela
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We frequently receive requests from Venezuela for Bibles for the work of evangelization in the parishes. For example, in the Diocese of El Tigre in ...
Head of bishops’ conference asks that Cuba not be forgotten
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The Church in Cuba continues to accompany a population marked by fear, need, and uncertainty. In a conversation with Aid to the Church in Need ...
A Vehicle for a Remote Parish in Papua New Guinea
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The Diocese of Mendi lies in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea and consists of 31 parishes with an additional 300 or more outstations, scattered ...
Mass Stipends for 16 Priests in Argentina
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Since ancient times, the Catholic faithful have supported their priests and showed their appreciation for their ministry by means of Mass stipends. In essence, this ...
A Vehicle for Transporting Elderly and Sick Religious Sisters in Argentina
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The Schönstatt Sisters of Mary have a house in the city of Florencio Valera, in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, where 17 of their retired ...
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 ...