Our Lady of Sorrows icon ends pilgrimage in Syria
The icon "Our Lady of Sorrows, Consoler of Syrians," blessed by Pope Francis, ends its pilgrimage in Syria.
Maria Lozano - ACN
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Catholic Church in Latin America faces aggressive secularism and polarization
The head of the Latin America section of Aid to the Church in Need – International (ACN) speaks about some of the challenges the Church is facing on what is known as the “continent of faith.”
Religious sisters go to the “dark places” where others cannot in Lebanon and Syria
“We used to find ten children begging, now we see hundreds. We didn’t see this before the war. There are many organizations helping women, but the needs are great. I help 100 or 200 women, but what about the rest?” asks Sister Annie.
A Catholic priest and Christian student are murdered in Nigeria
Aid to the Church in Need deplores the recent violence, which has taken the lives of a student accused of blasphemy and a priest who was abducted in March.
In Ukraine, people who have never gone to church are praying the rosary together
"At the refugee centers run by the Church, they are experiencing a living Church for the first time, said Magda Kaczmarek, project manager for Ukraine ACN (Aid to the Church in Need).
A seminarian from the Amazon: He used to go fishing with his grandfather, now he will be a fisher of men
With so few Catholic priests in the Amazon, Aid to the Church in Need is providing much needed support for seminarian Rolisson Afonso.
This priest in Kyiv wears a bulletproof vest over his cassock
Father Andriy Bodnaruk ministers both to families in the capital and to soldiers at the checkpoints.
Nuns in Ukraine: Our convents have become refugee centers
The Sisters of St. Joseph, with the help of Aid to the Church in Need, are hosting families displaced by the war in Ukraine.
Catholic bishop: “We Ukrainians are the victims of war, the Russian people are the victims of propaganda”
The Catholic Bishop of Odessa told Aid to the Church in Need that Ukraine will take "the Way of Cross" rather than sacrifice its independence.
Brazilian priest in Ukraine: “Their life is my life, their fate is my fate”
Enduring a war in the capital of Ukraine, Fr. Lucas couldn’t feel much further from Brazil, where he was born and raised. Yet he refuses to leave the country and is moved by the many examples of hope that he has witnessed during this conflict.
Ukrainians find hope in the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to Mary
“Along with the whole world, we are praying with great hope, and we are asking for prayer. We believe in the help of Mary, the Mother of God.”
Ukrainian priests celebrate Mass every day even as missiles fall around them
"The Church must be with its faithful, with its people," says Fr. Antonio Vatseba, Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, in an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).
Papal nuncio to Ukraine: ‘This war is not a purely human invention, there is something demonic about it’
"And we can only defeat the evil in this war together, all over the world, through fasting, prayer, much humility, and love," said Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas.
Nuns continue to provide spiritual care for Ukraine’s wounded and their families
Religious sisters in a convent in north Ukraine are now hosting three families in their basement where they have taken refuge.
Eucharistic adoration in an air raid shelter
The heroic Father Mateusz is with his community day and night, offering reassurance and giving his people the Eucharist.
“Pope Francis Scholarships” in Iraq aim to keep Christians from emigrating
Aid to the Church in Need and the Catholic University in Erbil are partnering to help young people who were forced from their homes by ISIS.
The poor in Ukraine: “Only the Church helps us”
With God’s help, Catholic institutions throughout Ukraine have been able to help put people’s lives back on track. Around one and a half million refugees have to live on less than $80 a month.
Bishops in Kazakhstan call for prayers after 200 die in violent protests
The conflicts were apparently sparked by anti-government protests over rising fuel prices.
Crushing poverty is now biggest threat to Christians in Syria
There is food in the supermarkets, but people can't afford it. And because of sanctions it is almost impossible to get products from abroad.
In Bahrain, Our Lady of Arabia will be consecrated today
The country's king, one of the big supporters of the project and the donor of the land, inaugurated the new complex, which will serve migrant workers who are Catholic.