by Maria Lozano More than 840,000 people from 140 different countries responded to Pope Francis’ appeal for children to join the “One million children praying the Rosary” initiative, promoted by the international foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), which took place on 18… Read More »ACN Executive President: “At least 840,000 people from 140 countries praying for peace and unity”
by Paulo Aido In the wake of the murder of an Italian nun, the Bishop of Pemba, where the Islamist insurgency began, says that poverty and corruption are at the root of the problem. In an interview in Lisbon, Portugal, with pontifical foundation Aid to… Read More »Mozambique terrorism. Church wants to be part of the solution, says bishop
by Paulo Aído edited by ACN A terrorist attack in Eastern DR Congo left two people dead and a hospital destroyed in the village of Maboya. Sister Marie-Sylvie Kavuke Vakatsuraki, of the Little Sisters of the Presentation of Our Lady in the Temple, from Butembo,… Read More »Nun murdered in attack in DR Congo. “The terror continues”, says missionary priest
Let One Million Children Pray For Your Intentions We have a message from Archbishop Socrates Villegas for our upcoming day of prayer: One Million Children Praying the Rosary for unity and peace! Join us on October 18 at 9 o’clock in the morning as we… Read More »Let One Million Children Pray For Your Intentions
A magnitude 7 earthquake jolted Luzon at 8:43 am in July 27, affecting a century-old church and a bell tower in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the epicenter was two kilometers north of Lagangilang, Abra. The earthquake… Read More »Earthquake destroys churches and bell tower
Five months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) takes stock of the support sent to the country: over five million dollars in emergency aid and other initiatives to assist the Catholic Church in its aim to support its… Read More » ACN support for war-stricken Ukrainians reaches US$5M