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ACN-supported summer camps help over 30,000 young people
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Camps take place in 11 different countries, with a particular focus on regions marked by war, displacement, and instability. After some 15 years of instability, ...
Venezuelans don’t let poverty stop them from helping the neediest
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On visit to Venezuela, ACN executive president struck by generosity of spirit among those hit by June 24 earthquakes An impoverished population might have been ...
Religious sisters remain in Venezuela to help after earthquake
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The Superior General of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master, who was due to return to Rome, speaks movingly about the faith displayed by ...
Head of ACN to visit Venezuela to show solidarity following earthquakes
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Venezuelans are a people of faith and have a Church that is close to the population, giving much hope in face of tragedy, Regina Lynch ...
Venezuelan bishop: “Even those who have nothing are giving everything”
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In one of the poorest and most densely populated communities in Caracas, the Church has mobilized to care for the wounded from La Guaira. ACN ...
Nicaraguan follows in footsteps of countless refugees seeking religious freedom in America
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Denis Alaniz keeps a close eye on his homeland as he enjoys freedom and democracy in “home away from home.”As America celebrates its 250th birthday, ...
A Pro-Life Project in Chile
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In 1995, Pope Saint John Paul II issued the papal encyclical Evangelium vitae, in which he outlined the sanctity of human life and how society ...
“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 ...