ONE MILLION CHILDREN PRAYING THE ROSARY Every year on the 18th of October, Aid to the Church in Need organizes one million children from all over the world to pray the Rosary for unity and peace in the world especially for the sake of fellow children in war-torn countries. Aid to the Church in Need...
“I AM BECAUSE WE ARE” A story is told of an Anthropologist who went to Africa to study the social behaviour of an indigenous tribe. He proposed a game to the children and they willingly agreed to take part in it. He put a basket of fruits under a tree and told them that whoever...
VENEZUELA: A NATION IN DISTRESS The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a country in distress. With a myriad of problems ranging from inflation, to poverty crisis, malnutrition, violence and insecurity, an atmosphere of civil war prevails. New economic measures such as the devaluation of the national currency and the sharp increase in the minimum wage...
IRAQI CHRISTIANS, RISING LIKE THE PHOENIX! Christians in Iraq have suffered long years of persecution and Christianity in the region has been threatened with extinction. With the coalition led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the 2014 attacks by ISIS, the number of Christians in Iraq has fallen from 1.2 million to less than 350,000...
“I AM READY TO DIE FOR CHRIST” A 20-year old Pakistani student speaks to us about her life and the courageous choice she made. She grew up a Muslim but chose to become a Catholic. Because of this, she and her family are suffering from harassment, discrimination and worse things. According to Islamic law, if...
THE LIFE CHANGING POWER OF THE YOUCAT When the Bishop of the Diocese of Carupano in eastern Venezuela requested copies of the YOUCAT from ACN for Father Gregorio, little did we know that the impact would be so massive. For a year now Father Gregorio has been regularly visiting the youth prison in the diocese...
THE FRUIT OF OUR WORK Last week we received a bunch of “Thank You Letters” from beneficiaries of ACN projects worldwide. They expressed deep sentiments of gratitude to ACN who through the donation of benefactors are able to come to their aid and give them hope in their situation. Some of the projects include formation...
PRIESTS ARE THE NEW TARGET Some days ago, the Society of African Missions (SMA) confirmed the kidnapping of Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli in Niger. “It was a swift and coordinated attack. The abductors were familiar with the movements of Father Pierluigi and had chosen him as their victim.” said Father Mauro Armanino of the Society of...
THE ELOQUENCE OF A DARING FAITH One day a lady walked into my Catholic Store. She said to me, “I need a holy picture to hang in my room so that people can know I am a Christian”. She lived in Sokoto; a State in the core north of Nigeria dominated by Muslims. There are...
CHINA Online Evangelization Strictly Prohibited In recent times, China has experienced a crackdown on Christianity with news of this intensifying especially in the Henan Province which has one of the largest Christian populations in China, with several million living in the region, including approximately 300,000 Catholics. These have included the removal and destruction of crosses...
