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BREAKING: Earthquakes Hit Venezuela
Even as churches suffer severe structural damage, they are doing what the Church has always done in times of crisis—they are opening their doors to shelter families who have nowhere else to go.
The loss of life is at least 164. The Cathedral of Caracas and numerous parishes have been damaged. A parish church and rectory collapsed. The diocesan seminary in La Guaira has suffered extensive destruction. Throughout the country, priests, religious, and parish communities are responding with courage and compassion, providing refuge, comfort, and hope to those who have lost so much.
As emergency assessments continue, the needs are expected to grow rapidly.
ACN will stand by the Church in Venezuela and support it in responding to this emergency, as it opens its doors, accompanies those affected, and responds to this disaster. Will you help?
Countries in Focus
Lebanon in Crisis - Help Today
Information available to ACN indicates more than 1,200 people killed, including 120 children, and approximately 3,000 others injured. Large areas of southern villages have been cleared as part of efforts to establish control over the border. Despite the uncertainty and hardship, many Christians express a strong desire to remain. Both young people and the elderly are determined to stay in their homes and on their land. But they need our help.
Mozambique
Religious sisters are vital to the Church. They teach children, give catechesis and care for the sick. For all they give, especially in a country with so much suffering, can we help them in their time of need?
Burkina Faso
The Missionary Brothers of the Countryside are caring for victims of terror, those homeless and living in camps. Your donation will provide food to one of 200 displaced families in the care of these brothers.
News of the Suffering and Persecuted Church
Read the latest updates on persecuted communities worldwide, highlighting their struggles, the faith and hope that sustains them.
Church in India calls for National Day of Prayer
The Church’s vast charitable work in India could be at risk if lawmakers tighten the already restrictive law on foreign funding of NGOs. Christians all over India are preparing for a day of prayer on Sunday, June 28 due to their concern over proposed legislation that could have a negative
Venezuela: ACN calls for prayers, sends support after devestating earthquakes
The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is calling for prayers for the people of Venezuela, after two strong earthquakes that have shaken the country, causing fatalities and serious material damage, and leaving thousands of people afraid to return to their homes. ACN is sending emergency
Crisis deepens in the Congo as new terrorist front opens in the north
Despite the danger, and the looming threat of famine, missionaries on the ground insist they will not abandon their flocks, since they are “living signs of God’s presence.” Hundreds of people have left everything and fled their villages as unknown terrorists ravage the countryside in the northern region of Upper
First American pope honors first US citizen to be canonized
Pope Leo XIV traveled to the birthplace of St. Frances Cabrini, highlighting the ongoing need to minister to migrants As the United States of America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary as a nation, the first American pope traveled to northern Italy to pay tribute to the first canonized American
Sudan: Priest who remained with his people despite violence killed in Nuba Mountains
Fr. Youhanna Al-Amin died in Kauda, a region of Sudan marked by tribal tensions and disputes among armed groups. According to local sources, the killing appears to have been an act of retaliation after he reported the theft of medicines intended for the local population. The Catholic Church in Sudan
Ukraine: The war has caused “many conversions,” says Sviatoslav Shevchuk
During a visit to the headquarters of the Spanish national office of ACN, the primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church spoke of the role of priests as “wounded healers” in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine is a time of pain for
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A message from the Holy Father during our private audience
Your commitment extends to supporting the Church’s mission across the world by reaching communities that are too often isolated, marginalized or under pressure.
Wherever Aid to the Church in Need rebuilds a chapel, supports a religious sister, or provides for a radio station or a vehicle, you strengthen the life of the Church, as well as the spiritual and moral fabric of society. And as I’m sure you’re aware, your organizations has helped many of the missions in Peru, including in the Dioceses of Chiclayo, where I was privileged to serve.
Dear friends, I thank each of you for this work of solidarity. Do not grow weary of doing good (cf. Gal 6:9), for your service bears fruit in countless lives and gives glory to our Father in heaven.
Aid to the Church in Need is a Catholic charity under the guidance of the Holy Father. Since 1947, thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have served the spiritual and humanitarian needs of our suffering and persecuted brothers and sisters around the world.
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Stories of Devotion and Sacrifice
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IDP camp in Nigeria
A missionary in the Amazon
Sisters reach faithful in remote Madagascar
Become an Apostle of Charity
Help us Keep the Faith Alive around the world, the Church faces immense pressure, from material poverty to violent persecution. As a monthly donor, your support provides a lifeline for the priests, nuns, and catechists who risk everything to keep the light of Christ burning in the darkest places. Thank you for becoming an Apostle of Charity.
Projects of the Month
Each month, we highlight meaningful projects that bring hope and support to communities in need around the world. Your generosity helps make these initiatives possible, changing lives through faith and compassion.
Bibles for Evangelization Work in Venezuela
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
Mass Stipends for Priests in Papua New Guinea
It has barely been 80 years since the Catholic faith first arrived in the territory of what is now the Diocese of Wabag. In the
Help to Complete a Pastoral Center in Ukraine
In the year 2000, the then-Bishop of Mukatshevo invited the Franciscan Capuchins to come to Uzhhorod, Ukraine to assume the pastoral ministry in a post-Soviet
Stories of Devotion and Sacrifice
See how our partners show grace through their mission work
IDP camp in Nigeria
Persecution in Burkina Faso