The ACN Journal provides the latest news about Aid to the Church in Need and our work protecting the rights of Christians and supporting the suffering and persecuted Church.
Britain’s King Charles III has attended a special Advent service in London, co-hosted by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The service at the iconic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair celebrated the courage and perseverance of Christian communities and reflected on the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Mosul and the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq by ISIS.
Read MoreCharity Aid to the Church in Need, Ireland – which supports thousands of vulnerable minority Christian communities in 140 countries – is making an urgent appeal for prayer and support for the Christian community and all residents of Aleppo, Syria, who are facing a worsening humanitarian crisis.
Read MoreFollowing a heartfelt plea from a missionary and ACN’s project partner in Aleppo, the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need calls on all people of faith to unite in prayer for the safety and peace of this war-torn region.
Read MoreAs the bishop of Latin rite Catholics in Syria, the Franciscan Hanna Jallouf is very familiar with the situation in Idlib Governorate, the last rebel stronghold, where he served as a pastor for 22 years until his appointment as bishop, in September 2023. In a conversation with an ACN delegation, he reports on the challenges for Christians who have remained there.
Read MoreThis year more than 1,600 summer camps for young people are taking place in 18 countries ─ from Egypt and Jordan to Iraq, Georgia and Kazakhstan – thanks to funding by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in the amount of almost 2 million euros. These camps hope to provide hope and joy, and teach a reliance on faith in the most difficult situations.
Read MoreIraq’s Christians have expressed fears that giving Islamic clerics voting rights in the Federal Supreme Court could lead to the country becoming a theocracy.
Read MoreAs well as a Rosary blessed by the pope, each family will be given a Bible in Arabic, also provided by ACN, a crucifix from the Syriac Orthodox Church and a prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows, Consoler of Syrians.
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