Project in Focus
Sister Maggie is not a stranger to the heartbreak happening in her country of Pakistan; she is a witness to it. Just like you have been a witness to all the suffering our faithful have been subjected to.
Pakistan is still recovering from the attacks back in August 2023. Mobs set fire to Christian homes and desecrated churches over an alleged claim of blasphemy against a Christian house cleaner.
Sister Maggie needs our help to aid Christians as they try to rebuild and recover physically and spiritually in a country that does not recognize their presence.
News of the Suffering and persecuted
Solar panels for Church in Lebanon and Syria
Naturally, this affects the Church. Parishes and communities are unable to provide services to the faithful; heating is limited;; and the Church’s social projects, including orphanages, nursing homes, schools, and kindergartens struggle to operate in darkness. Food poisoning is also rampant due to a lack of refrigeration.
Killings of Christians continue in Nigeria
This month, dozens of Christians have been killed in towns and villages across Nigeria’s Middle Belt, most recently around Easter, according to information sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) by local Catholic leaders.
Sri Lanka: Town is a witness to the Resurrection
"I saw a ball of fire, and the roof began to fall. I covered my head with my arms and ran out of the church, where I found my father. I was in shock. My father asked me where my mother was, and I raced back into the church. I found her in the benches, injured and dying."
DRC: ‘Our country is not for sale!’
For more than 30 years, the eastern part of the country has been subject to violence carried out by 120 armed militias, who fight over territory and seek to exploit natural resources. These armed groups include the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which is affiliated with the Islamic State. According to the United Nations, the conflict ...
Abbot is neither pro-Israel nor pro-Palestine
“At the moment, we are living in a very polarized environment. There is a lot of pressure to pick a camp and make accusations, but if you do so, you become part of this game. The reality is very complicated, with many ‘footnotes,’ ‘brackets,’ and ‘parentheses.’”
Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fátima comes to ACN
“The origin of ACN is closely linked to the apparitions and grace of Fátima, where Our Lady chose to show the Church the path to triumph over evil in the world: through love, prayer, sacrifice, and consecration to her Immaculate Heart."
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Projects of the month
Help for the Training of Seminarians in Bosnia
Many Catholics from Bosnia and Herzegovina have now left their country. Since the last Bosnian war, which ended in 1995, ...
A Minibus for Refugees in Ukraine
The Archieparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk is in western Ukraine, where many refugees from elsewhere in the country have fled to for ...
Renovation of a Formation House in Costa Rica
The monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe is in the city of Belén in Costa Rica, and it also serves ...