Aid to the Church in Need admits its founder was accused of assault

The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need said it found “very plausible” the claim of a former employee that the late Norbertine Fr Werenfried van Straaten, founder of the charity, had sexually assaulted her in the 1970s. The charity, which supports Christians suffering under persecution or extreme poverty, confirmed in a statement on 10th February that the... Read More

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August 7, 2020

‘Genocide is happening in Nigeria,’ bishop warns

Systematic violence against Nigerian Christians by Fulani herdsmen constitutes genocide, according to a leading Catholic bishop who stressed that Muslims are also falling foul of the violence, writes Fionn Shiner. Following the execution of five aid workers by Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto told Catholic charity Aid to... Read More

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August 6, 2020

Beirut: Charity offers emergency food package

An emergency food package of £226,000 (250,000EUR) is to be rushed out to Beirut by a leading Catholic charity in the wake of this week’s huge explosion, writes John Pontifex. The Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) grant will target poor families worst affected by the blast which devastated the port area of the... Read More

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July 8, 2020

Charity accuses international community of failing Iraq’s Christians

By John Newton and Maria Lozano If the international community does not take immediate action, forced emigration could decimate what remains of the Christian population in the Nineveh Plains – a Catholic charity has warned in a new report. According to the report by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), unless steps... Read More

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June 22, 2020

One Mass celebrated every 23 seconds for charity’s supporters

By John Newton Mass was celebrated roughly every 23 seconds somewhere around the world in 2019 for the intentions of a Catholic charity’s supporters. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) sends stipends from its benefactors to help priests where the Church is suffering or in dire need. According to ACN’s recently-released international annual report... Read More

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May 14, 2020

Suffering but with a heart full of hope, ACN UK chaplain tells Catholics to draw strength from Virgin Mary during pandemic

By John Pontifex At a live-streamed Mass for Aid to the Church in Need, the charity’s UK chaplain invited ACN’s friends and supporters to draw strength from the Virgin Mary during this time of pandemic and to reach out in acts of compassion – especially for persecuted Christians. At yesterday’s Mass for the feast of... Read More

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May 1, 2020

Struggling for ideas for children under lockdown? ACN may just have the answer

By John Pontifex Help is at hand for UK families with young children stuck at home during the Covid-19 lockdown thanks to a new initiative involving a familiar friend – the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Child’s Bible. Devised by the schools’ team of the charity for persecuted and other suffering Christians, the... Read More

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April 24, 2020

War planes ‘fill the skies’ – in spite of the pandemic

By John Pontifex With violent attacks in north-east Syria continuing in spite of the coronavirus lockdown, Christians – whose numbers have already plummeted by nearly 60 percent within a decade – are anxious to flee and join relatives in Europe, according to a senior Church figure in the region. Mgr Nidal Thomas, vicar of the... Read More

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April 13, 2020

Catholic charity announces €5 million Covid-19 aid package

A leading Catholic charity has pledged €5 million (£4.3 million) to support clergy serving those badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Priests and religious Sisters caring for vulnerable communities around the world, who have lost their sources of income due to the coronavirus crisis, will receive emergency funding from Aid to the Church in Need... Read More

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Aid to the Church in Need admits its founder was accused of assault

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Suffering but with a heart full of hope, ACN UK chaplain tells Catholics to draw strength from Virgin Mary during pandemic

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War planes ‘fill the skies’ – in spite of the pandemic

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