Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and president of the Path to Peace Foundation, has praised Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)—the recipient of the 2019 Path to Peace Award—as “the leading organization in the world putting words to the persecution Christians are suffering in certain places...
Africa is at the heart of the Holy Father’s prayer intention for the month of May. This is timely and urgent, considering the increasing spate of deadly attacks against Christians on the continent. In this month of May, Pope Francis is calling on all Catholics to look to the African continent with hope. Focusing on...
“Do not be afraid, little flock” – this motto chosen for the first ever Papal visit by Pope Francis to North Macedonia on 7th May 2019, reflects the situation of the Catholics living in the country that was once part of Yugoslavia: only about two per cent of the country’s approximately two million inhabitants are...
This year, precisely on 13th May 2019, Aid to the Church in Need (Malta) will be clocking the 5th Anniversary of its set up and inauguration in Malta; five years of helping and supporting persecuted Christians in the Middle East, Africa, and other parts of the world where the faithful suffer for their faith. This...
