Not only is the weather harsh and cold north of the Arctic Circle, but the religious climate is also anything but pleasant at times for the handful of Catholics living in the Norwegian city of Harstad on the island of Hinnøya. Aid to the Church in Need (A...

A day to stand up for persecuted Christians!

Bishops condemn corruption and the unjust treatment of Catholics.

Many communities all over the world are suffering such debilitating poverty that the faithful are not able to support their priests financially.

This new report highlights innocent Christians held against their will.

ACN will be donating 25,000 anoraks for Syrian children this Christmas.

The Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) interviewed Rev. Fr. Blaise Agwon, director of the Centre for Dialogue, Reconciliation and Peace in Jos, the capital of Plateau State in the central belt region of central Nigeria.

ACN is helping to rebuild the sisters’ convent on the ninth floor of the hospital building.

"The Armenian people have always come back again from the midst of indescribable calamities."

An Interview with Jesuit Antoine Audo, the Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo in Syria.

Maria Lozano, head of press and information at the charity’s international headquarters, spoke to Father Raymond Abdo, the provincial of the discalced Carmelite Fathers in Lebanon, to find out more about the life of the Christians in this country.

ACN supports the reconstruction of the Church of Saint Saviour in Beirut.

New massacres by jihadists – the number of refugees is growing daily.

"I am here as a witness of the torment of a people, my people, who are asking only for the right to live in dignity." - The Archbishop of Kinshasa.

“We hope that justice will prevail at the next court hearings."

With major Hindu nationalist networks announcing plans to launch a campaign against religious conversions—especially in the tribal areas of India—Catholic Church leaders say such a campaign has been going on for a long time and that the move is aimed at d...

Statement by Thomas Heine-Geldern, Executive President of the foundation: 

The coronavirus pandemic has left Bethlehem’s tourism-reliant economy in tatters, according to a shop owner, who has appealed to pilgrims, saying he longs for the day when they can safely return.