by Michael McG | Nov 15, 2023 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
Aid to the Church in Need (CAN) has unveiled plans to launch a new award recognising fortitude and faith in the face of persecution, to be presented by the papal ambassador to Great Britain. As part of ACN’s #RedWednesday 2023 celebrations on November 22 – which are...
by Michael McG | Oct 17, 2023 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
With the deadline to evacuate northern Gaza approaching, religious sisters announced they are staying with those who are unable to leave.The Sisters of the Rosary – who have called for renewed prayers for peace – told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)...
by Michael McG | Oct 9, 2023 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
A Catholic charity has added its voice to calls by the patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem for peace in the Holy land after two days of atrocities and fierce fighting. Regina Lynch, international executive president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN),...
by Michael McG | Nov 7, 2022 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
London’s Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral will host Red Wednesday 2022 (Wednesday November 23), as hundreds stand in solidarity with the suffering people of Ukraine. The annual event raises the plight of persecuted Christians to governments and societies across the West,...
by Michael McG | Oct 18, 2022 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
Pope Francis has given his support to an international campaign praying for peace in Ukraine and other war-torn regions of the world. Following the Angelus prayer in the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square on Sunday (October 16), Pope Francis congratulated all the young...
by Michael McG | May 18, 2022 | Aid the the Church in Need (ACN), Organisations
Patriarchs and bishops in the Holy Land have condemned police use of smoke grenades and rubber bullets against mourners in a funeral procession as “violent” and “disproportionate”. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, joined with the Greek...
